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   dy·na·mite

   /ˈdīnəˌmīt/

   noun

   • 1. a high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks.
   • ▪ something that has the potential to generate extreme reactions or to have devastating repercussions: "that policy is political dynamite"
   • ▪ an extremely impressive or exciting person or thing: "both her albums are dynamite"
   • ▪ a narcotic, especially heroin.

   verb

   • 1. blow up (something) with dynamite: "he threatened to dynamite a major hydroelectric dam"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Greek dunamis ‘power’ + -ite1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dynamiter noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • Y

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   • N

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   • I

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