Meaning of "dynamite" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DYNAMITE

(Coined by Alfred Nobel): from dynamo- + -ite1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DYNAMITE

dynamite  [ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DYNAMITE

Dynamite is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dynamite in English.

WHAT DOES DYNAMITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dynamite

Dynamite is an explosive material based on nitroglycerin, using diatomaceous earth, or another absorbent substance such as powdered shells, clay, sawdust, or wood pulp. Dynamites using organic materials such as sawdust are less stable and such use has been generally discontinued. Dynamite was invented by the Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, Germany, and patented in 1867. Its name was coined by Nobel from the Ancient Greek word δύναμις dýnamis, meaning "power". Dynamite is a high explosive, which means its power comes from detonation rather than deflagration. Dynamite is mainly used in the mining, quarrying, construction, and demolition industries, and it has had some historical usage in warfare. However the unstable nature of nitroglycerin, especially if subjected to freezing, has rendered it obsolete for military uses. Popular familiarity with dynamite led to metaphoric uses, such as saying that a particular issue is "political dynamite". Dynamite consists of three parts nitroglycerin, one part diatomaceous earth and a small admixture of sodium carbonate. This mixture is formed into short sticks and wrapped in paper.

Definition of dynamite in the English dictionary

The first definition of dynamite in the dictionary is an explosive consisting of nitroglycerine or ammonium nitrate mixed with kieselguhr, sawdust, or wood pulp. Other definition of dynamite is a spectacular or potentially dangerous person or thing. Dynamite is also to mine or blow up with dynamite.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DYNAMITE

PRESENT

Present

I dynamite

you dynamite

he/she/it dynamites

we dynamite

you dynamite

they dynamite

Present continuous

I am dynamiting

you are dynamiting

he/she/it is dynamiting

we are dynamiting

you are dynamiting

they are dynamiting

Present perfect

I have dynamited

you have dynamited

he/she/it has dynamited

we have dynamited

you have dynamited

they have dynamited

Present perfect continuous

I have been dynamiting

you have been dynamiting

he/she/it has been dynamiting

we have been dynamiting

you have been dynamiting

they have been dynamiting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I dynamited

you dynamited

he/she/it dynamited

we dynamited

you dynamited

they dynamited

Past continuous

I was dynamiting

you were dynamiting

he/she/it was dynamiting

we were dynamiting

you were dynamiting

they were dynamiting

Past perfect

I had dynamited

you had dynamited

he/she/it had dynamited

we had dynamited

you had dynamited

they had dynamited

Past perfect continuous

I had been dynamiting

you had been dynamiting

he/she/it had been dynamiting

we had been dynamiting

you had been dynamiting

they had been dynamiting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will dynamite

you will dynamite

he/she/it will dynamite

we will dynamite

you will dynamite

they will dynamite

Future continuous

I will be dynamiting

you will be dynamiting

he/she/it will be dynamiting

we will be dynamiting

you will be dynamiting

they will be dynamiting

Future perfect

I will have dynamited

you will have dynamited

he/she/it will have dynamited

we will have dynamited

you will have dynamited

they will have dynamited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been dynamiting

you will have been dynamiting

he/she/it will have been dynamiting

we will have been dynamiting

you will have been dynamiting

they will have been dynamiting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would dynamite

you would dynamite

he/she/it would dynamite

we would dynamite

you would dynamite

they would dynamite

Conditional continuous

I would be dynamiting

you would be dynamiting

he/she/it would be dynamiting

we would be dynamiting

you would be dynamiting

they would be dynamiting

Conditional perfect

I would have dynamite

you would have dynamite

he/she/it would have dynamite

we would have dynamite

you would have dynamite

they would have dynamite

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been dynamiting

you would have been dynamiting

he/she/it would have been dynamiting

we would have been dynamiting

you would have been dynamiting

they would have been dynamiting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you dynamite
we let´s dynamite
you dynamite

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to dynamite

Past participle

dynamited

Present Participle

dynamiting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF DYNAMITE

Find out the translation of dynamite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dynamite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dynamite» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 炸药
• Translator English - Spanish: dinamita
• English: dynamite
• Translator English - Hindi: डायनामाइट
• Translator English - Arabic: الديناميت
• Translator English - Russian: динамит
• Translator English - Portuguese: dinamite
• Translator English - Bengali: ডিনামাইট
• Translator English - French: dynamite
• Translator English - Malay: Dinamit
• Translator English - German: Dynamit
• Translator English - Japanese: ダイナマイト
• Translator English - Korean: 다이너마이트
• Translator English - Javanese: Dynamite
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mìn
• Translator English - Tamil: டைனமைட்
• Translator English - Marathi: डायनामाइट
• Translator English - Turkish: dinamit
• Translator English - Italian: dinamite
• Translator English - Polish: dynamit
• Translator English - Ukrainian: динаміт
• Translator English - Romanian: dinamită
• Translator English - Greek: δυναμίτη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: dinamiet
• Translator English - Swedish: dynamit
• Translator English - Norwegian: dynamitt

10 QUOTES WITH «DYNAMITE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dynamite.

1

James Agee

Several tons of dynamite are set off in this picture - none of it under the right people.

2

Katharine Anthony

Principles are a dangerous form of social dynamite.

3

Lakhdar Brahimi

If you are talking about terrorism, you need to sit down and understand what is making these people put dynamite around their waists and blow themselves up.

4

Billy Campbell

I think it would be lovely to see some features on a disc of 'The Rocketeer,' with some reminiscing. I think that would be dynamite.

5

Rutger Hauer

I think it's dynamite, the way my career has just kept moving, even when people didn't know it did. I made such interesting films, but, yeah, they're not necessarily the big movies that go to the supermarket. I don't need those movies, because I don't wanna do them.

6

Steve Irwin

You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it'll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it's not even funny.

7

Charles Jencks

Modern Architecture died in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 15, 1972, at 3.32 p.m. (or thereabouts), when the infamous Pruitt Igoe scheme, or rather several of its slab blocks, were given the final coup de grace by dynamite.

8

Kary Mullis

In the 1950s in Columbia, South Carolina, it was considered OK for kids to play with weird things. We could go to the hardware store and buy 100 feet of dynamite fuse.

9

Alva Myrdal

Nobel was a genuine friend of peace. He even went so far as to believe that he had invented a tool of destruction, dynamite, which would make war so senseless that it would become impossible. He was wrong.

10

Al Roker

Never give up your day job. I do all sorts of things, but at the end of the day, it all boils down to 'The Today Show,' and I love doing this thing, and they will have to blow me out of here with dynamite before I leave.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DYNAMITE»

Discover the use of dynamite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dynamite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Dynamite!

After terrorists target electrical supplies, a small group of determined citizens rush to protect their way of life and thwart the terrorist plot.

R. Roy Simmons, 2003

Juggling Dynamite: An Insider's Wisdom about Money ...

In Juggling Dynamite, portfolio manager Danielle Park reveals the insider wisdom you need to build and preserve your wealth through the market cycles.

Danielle Park, 2007

Uncle Dynamite

This is Wodehouse at his very best, with sundered lovers, explorers, broke publishers and irascible aristocrats all eventually yielding to the magic, ever-so-slightly-unscrupulous touch of Uncle Fred.

P.G. Wodehouse, 2009

Dancing with Dynamite: Social Movements and States in Latin ...

Read this much - needed book.'' - Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!

Benjamin Dangl, 2011

The Dynamite Club: How a Bombing in Fin-de-Siècle Paris ...

in the Use and Preparation of Nitroglycerine, Dynamite, Gun- Cotton, Fulminating Mercury, Bombs, Fuses, Poisons, etc., etc.," which was printed in Chicago and Cleveland in 1885 and 1886. What better way to prepare for revolution than with  ...

John Merriman, 2009

Napoleon Dynamite: The Twelve Days of Christmas

More About Twelve Days of Christmas Everybody knows the Twelve Days of Christmas, and this is Napoleon Dynamite's inimitable take on the beloved traditional carol.

Bob Elser, Napoleon Dynamite, 2007

Napoleon Dynamite: The Complete Quote Book

Pulled from the hit film that made a hero out of a tetherball-loving guy with glasses and stellar dance moves, the words, phrases, and speeches in Napoleon Dynamite: The Complete Quote Book capture the hilarious dialogue that worked its way ...

NA, 2005

Instant Boatbuilding with Dynamite Payson: 15 Instant Boats ...

Instant Boatbuilding with Dynamite Payson includes plans and instructions for a multipurpose skiff for sail, oar, and power; a pirogue for single or double paddle; a big pram dinghy; a maneuverable peapod; a long, fast, rowing dory; a ...

Harold Payson, 2007

From Dinosaur to Dynamite: The Secret of Joyful Sex

Synopsis: "I want mature people to realise they can still enjoy a wonderful sex life," states Patricia Murray-Chute, author of the new book From Dinosaur to Dynamite: The Secret of Joyful Sex.

Patricia Murray-Chute, 2011

Dynamite Doc or Christmas Dad?

Extract from Dusty's diary, age 10 I've never had a proper family Christmas.

Marion Lennox, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DYNAMITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dynamite is used in the context of the following news items.

Arbuckle mountain side gets blasted with ODOT dynamite

MURRAY COUNTY,Okla. — Oklahoma Department Of Transportation says they're one step closer to reopening Interstate 35 Northbound, after ... «kfor.com, Jul 15»

Mother of boy injured in explosion: Vehicle carried dynamite

A car that exploded Sunday morning on the Oakland Expressway bridge had dynamite in it, said the mother of the 4-year-old boy who was ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jul 15»

UPDATE: ODOT blasts rockslide with dynamite to clear I-35

Contractors say they set off a small charge of dynamite around 7 p.m. This comes after they postponed it Tuesday because of inclement ... «KTEN, Jul 15»

Dynamite Reveals Grumpy Cat Creative Team

Dynamite Entertainment has announced the complete creative team for the upcoming first issue of the Grumpy Cat comic book series, ... «Comicbook.com, Jul 15»

Dean Koontz Returns To Dynamite For More Frankenstein

Horror novelist Dean Koontz is coming back to Dynamite for a new six-issue miniseries Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Storm Surge. Koontz has ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jul 15»

Dynamite To Cross Sheena, Queen Of The Jungle With Tarzan, Lord …

Dynamite Entertainment has made an agreement with Galaxy Publishing and Valdoro Entertainment to publish original comic book and ... «Bleeding Cool News, Jul 15»

Versus Evil at E3: A Dynamite Lineup

Indie games continue to rise in popularity and numbers. As the interest in indie gaming has risen, a few publishers have emerged to offer a ... «Gaming Illustrated, Jul 15»

Music Review: Dynamite

Movie - Dynamite ... within the Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam film fraternity, and now he's back to Tollywood with his latest venture in Dynamite. «Times of India, Jul 15»

Dynamite To Publish Comics For Atari, Will Reprint 'Atari Force'

Dynamite also promised new comics based on some of Atari's most popular games, like “Centipede,” “Missile Command,” “Asteroids” and “Yars ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»

BETTY BOOP Returns In New DYNAMITE Series

Dynamite Entertainment, a leading publisher of English language comic books and graphic novels, is proud to announce a publishing deal with ... «Newsarama, Jul 15»