dynamiten.

Brit.

/ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪt/,

/ˈdɪnəmʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt/

Etymology: modern < Greek δύναμις force + -ite suffix¹, by Alfred Nobel the inventor.

a. A high explosive prepared from nitro-glycerine mixed, for greater safety in carriage and use, with some inert absorptive substance.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > explosive material > [noun] > other specific explosives

powdera1393

gunpowder1411

saltpetre1501

petre1586

halinitre1608

sal-prunella1664

petre-salt1708

xyloidin1838

gun-cotton1846

pyroxyle1847

pyroxylin1847

pyroglycerin1850

xylidine1850

nitroglycerine1852

gun-sawdust1853

picrate1854

trinitroglycerin1864

nitroleum1866

trinitrin1866

dynamite1867

giant-powder1872

dualin1874

fulgurite1874

rendrock1874

glyoxilin1875

lithofracteur1875

trinitro-cellulose1875

white gunpowder1875

gelatin1878

cotton-powder1879

vigorite1879

blasting gelatine1881

Hercules powder1881

saxifragine1881

tonite1881

dynamogen1882

forcite1883

haloxylin1883

jelly powdera1884

nitro-gelatinea1884

panclastite1883

potentite1883

sebastinea1884

kolloxylin1884

hellhoffite1885

rackarock1885

securite1886

kinetite1887

roburite1887

carbo-dynamite1888

fortis1889

gelatine dynamite1889

gelignite1889

seranine1889

straw-dynamite1889

carbonite1890

amberite1891

nitro powder1892

Schnebelite1893

westfalite1894

thorite1899

soup1902

ammonal1903

cheddite1908

trinitrotoluene1908

Samsonite1909

tolite1909

trinitrotoluol1910

trotyl1910

glyceryl trinitrate1912

T.N.T.1915

nitro1916

amatol1918

cyclonite1923

hexogen1923

lox1923

pentaerythritol tetranitrate1923

hexite1931

aurantia1940

jelly1941

RDX1941

1867 Newton Specif. Patent 1345 3 Causing it [nitro-glycerine] to be absorbed in porous unexplosive substances, such as charcoal, silica.. whereby it is converted into a powder, which I call dynamite or Nobel's safety powder.

1868 Daily Tel. 15 July Other experiments demonstrated the great velocity imparted to fragments of shells charged with dynamite.

1875 Ann. Reg. 120 A clockwork which was timed to cause the explosion of the dynamite.

1883 Fortn. Rev. May 641 Dynamite..consists of nitro-glycerine absorbed in an infusorial siliceous earth called ‘Kieselguhr’.

b. figurative. Something or someone potentially unsettling, dangerous, or disastrous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of > potential

volcano1690

dynamite1922

1922 H. Crane Let. 23 Jan. (1965) 78 Another small magazine, full of compressed dynamite.

1926 J. Black You can't Win (1927) xiv. 199 I'm dynamite with them old brums in the cribs.

1945 P. Cheyney I'll say she Does! v. 128 I call it goddam urgent. It's dynamite.

1961 Countryman 441 The ‘Church question’ is still dynamite in the field of education.

1970 ‘W. Haggard’ Hardliners vi. 62 He had reason to be cautious for the proposal..had been naked political dynamite.

c. Heroin or a similar narcotic (see quots.). slang (originally U.S.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > morphine, cocaine, or heroin > heroin

heroin1898

junk1921

dynamite1924

schmeck1932

smack1942

horse1950

gear1954

boy1955

sugar1956

chiva1964

scag1967

hoss1968

scat1970

P-funk1982

black tar1983

1924 G. C. Henderson Keys to Crookdom xxiv. 301 So powerful was the ‘kick’ of heroin that it was called ‘dynamite’.

1938 Amer. Speech 13 183/2 Dynamite. 1. Bootleg dope with an unusually high narcotic content... 2. A knockout dose given to an addict under the guise of narcotics.

1967 M. Culpan In Deadly Vein vii. 149 ‘A little bit of horse? Some dynamite?’ Horse was heroin; so was dynamite.

2. transferred. In the name of a plant used as a fish poison in New Guinea.

ΚΠ

1928 F. E. Williams Orokaiva Magic 211 The vine Anisi (which belongs to the genus Derris), known as ‘New Guinea Dynamite’ because it is used for killing or stunning fish.

Compounds

C1. attributive, as dynamite bomb, dynamite outrage, etc.

ΚΠ

1880 Daily News 13 Dec. What was to be said of the dynamite affair at Bantry.

1883 Daily News 14 Sept. 2/7 The various dynamite outrages committed in Glasgow.

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Apr. 7/1 The dynamite conspiracy.

1886 World 12 May 8 The dynamite bomb exploded among the Chicago police.

1888 Times 2 Oct. 3/2 To have shown that the dynamite shells could be successfully fired from an ordinary gun.

C2.

dynamite cruiser n. a cruiser armed with dynamite guns.

ΚΠ

1888 Times 2 Oct. 3/2 After the gun has been properly tested on board the dynamite cruiser.

dynamite gun n. a pneumatic gun for throwing dynamite shells, or other high explosives.

ΚΠ

1888 Times 2 Oct. 3/2 The dynamite gun is a new instrument which has its own functions in time of war.

Draft additions 1993

More generally, something that is very powerful or impressive. Frequently as quasi-adj. (often attributive). slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [noun] > that which makes an impression

dynamite1942

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adjective] > strong or deep

sensiblea1393

solemnc1400

forcible1573

powerful1588

pressive1623

effectual1662

knock-down1690

impressive1775

imposing1783

effective1790

telling1819

home-coming1848

compelling1901

awesome1916

impactive1934

dynamite1942

fuck-off1962

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §34/5 Strong, double-distilled, dynamite, hefty.

1951 Al Capp's Li'l Abner No. 83 There is th' ‘single whammy’!.. It's dynamite, friend, an' I do not t'row it around lightly!!

1955 D. W. Maurer in Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 97 A tool who is dynamite..is tops.

1972 Dict. Contemp. & Colloq. Usage (Eng.-Lang. Inst. Amer.) 10/2 Dynamite, powerful or effective, as: dynamite grass (marijuana).

1973 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 2 Aug. 16/3 (advt.) Dynamite legal secretary, willing to work hard as right hand to young trial lawyer.

1979 Sounds 21 July 28/1 The highest quality artists kick off the treadmill with one dynamite album.

1986 New Yorker 10 Feb. 65/1 He knew she had dynamite antibiotics in there.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dynamite
释义	dynamiten. Brit. /ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪt/, /ˈdɪnəmʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt/ Etymology: modern < Greek δύναμις force + -ite suffix¹, by Alfred Nobel the inventor. 1. a. A high explosive prepared from nitro-glycerine mixed, for greater safety in carriage and use, with some inert absorptive substance. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > explosive material > [noun] > other specific explosives powdera1393 gunpowder1411 saltpetre1501 petre1586 halinitre1608 sal-prunella1664 petre-salt1708 xyloidin1838 gun-cotton1846 pyroxyle1847 pyroxylin1847 pyroglycerin1850 xylidine1850 nitroglycerine1852 gun-sawdust1853 picrate1854 trinitroglycerin1864 nitroleum1866 trinitrin1866 dynamite1867 giant-powder1872 dualin1874 fulgurite1874 rendrock1874 glyoxilin1875 lithofracteur1875 trinitro-cellulose1875 white gunpowder1875 gelatin1878 cotton-powder1879 vigorite1879 blasting gelatine1881 Hercules powder1881 saxifragine1881 tonite1881 dynamogen1882 forcite1883 haloxylin1883 jelly powdera1884 nitro-gelatinea1884 panclastite1883 potentite1883 sebastinea1884 kolloxylin1884 hellhoffite1885 rackarock1885 securite1886 kinetite1887 roburite1887 carbo-dynamite1888 fortis1889 gelatine dynamite1889 gelignite1889 seranine1889 straw-dynamite1889 carbonite1890 amberite1891 nitro powder1892 Schnebelite1893 westfalite1894 thorite1899 soup1902 ammonal1903 cheddite1908 trinitrotoluene1908 Samsonite1909 tolite1909 trinitrotoluol1910 trotyl1910 glyceryl trinitrate1912 T.N.T.1915 nitro1916 amatol1918 cyclonite1923 hexogen1923 lox1923 pentaerythritol tetranitrate1923 hexite1931 aurantia1940 jelly1941 RDX1941 1867 Newton Specif. Patent 1345 3 Causing it [nitro-glycerine] to be absorbed in porous unexplosive substances, such as charcoal, silica.. whereby it is converted into a powder, which I call dynamite or Nobel's safety powder. 1868 Daily Tel. 15 July Other experiments demonstrated the great velocity imparted to fragments of shells charged with dynamite. 1875 Ann. Reg. 120 A clockwork which was timed to cause the explosion of the dynamite. 1883 Fortn. Rev. May 641 Dynamite..consists of nitro-glycerine absorbed in an infusorial siliceous earth called ‘Kieselguhr’. b. figurative. Something or someone potentially unsettling, dangerous, or disastrous. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of > potential volcano1690 dynamite1922 1922 H. Crane Let. 23 Jan. (1965) 78 Another small magazine, full of compressed dynamite. 1926 J. Black You can't Win (1927) xiv. 199 I'm dynamite with them old brums in the cribs. 1945 P. Cheyney I'll say she Does! v. 128 I call it goddam urgent. It's dynamite. 1961 Countryman 441 The ‘Church question’ is still dynamite in the field of education. 1970 ‘W. Haggard’ Hardliners vi. 62 He had reason to be cautious for the proposal..had been naked political dynamite. c. Heroin or a similar narcotic (see quots.). slang (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > morphine, cocaine, or heroin > heroin heroin1898 junk1921 dynamite1924 schmeck1932 smack1942 horse1950 gear1954 boy1955 sugar1956 chiva1964 scag1967 hoss1968 scat1970 P-funk1982 black tar1983 1924 G. C. Henderson Keys to Crookdom xxiv. 301 So powerful was the ‘kick’ of heroin that it was called ‘dynamite’. 1938 Amer. Speech 13 183/2 Dynamite. 1. Bootleg dope with an unusually high narcotic content... 2. A knockout dose given to an addict under the guise of narcotics. 1967 M. Culpan In Deadly Vein vii. 149 ‘A little bit of horse? Some dynamite?’ Horse was heroin; so was dynamite. 2. transferred. In the name of a plant used as a fish poison in New Guinea. ΚΠ 1928 F. E. Williams Orokaiva Magic 211 The vine Anisi (which belongs to the genus Derris), known as ‘New Guinea Dynamite’ because it is used for killing or stunning fish. Compounds C1. attributive, as dynamite bomb, dynamite outrage, etc. ΚΠ 1880 Daily News 13 Dec. What was to be said of the dynamite affair at Bantry. 1883 Daily News 14 Sept. 2/7 The various dynamite outrages committed in Glasgow. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Apr. 7/1 The dynamite conspiracy. 1886 World 12 May 8 The dynamite bomb exploded among the Chicago police. 1888 Times 2 Oct. 3/2 To have shown that the dynamite shells could be successfully fired from an ordinary gun. C2. dynamite cruiser n. a cruiser armed with dynamite guns. ΚΠ 1888 Times 2 Oct. 3/2 After the gun has been properly tested on board the dynamite cruiser. dynamite gun n. a pneumatic gun for throwing dynamite shells, or other high explosives. ΚΠ 1888 Times 2 Oct. 3/2 The dynamite gun is a new instrument which has its own functions in time of war. Draft additions 1993 More generally, something that is very powerful or impressive. Frequently as quasi-adj. (often attributive). slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [noun] > that which makes an impression dynamite1942 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adjective] > strong or deep sensiblea1393 solemnc1400 forcible1573 powerful1588 pressive1623 effectual1662 knock-down1690 impressive1775 imposing1783 effective1790 telling1819 home-coming1848 compelling1901 awesome1916 impactive1934 dynamite1942 fuck-off1962 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §34/5 Strong, double-distilled, dynamite, hefty. 1951 Al Capp's Li'l Abner No. 83 There is th' ‘single whammy’!.. It's dynamite, friend, an' I do not t'row it around lightly!! 1955 D. W. Maurer in Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 97 A tool who is dynamite..is tops. 1972 Dict. Contemp. & Colloq. Usage (Eng.-Lang. Inst. Amer.) 10/2 Dynamite, powerful or effective, as: dynamite grass (marijuana). 1973 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 2 Aug. 16/3 (advt.) Dynamite legal secretary, willing to work hard as right hand to young trial lawyer. 1979 Sounds 21 July 28/1 The highest quality artists kick off the treadmill with one dynamite album. 1986 New Yorker 10 Feb. 65/1 He knew she had dynamite antibiotics in there. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). dynamitev. Etymology: < dynamite n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdynamite. transitive. To shatter or wreck by the explosion of dynamite; to mine or charge with dynamite. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > break [verb (transitive)] > break to pieces, shatter, or burst > blow up or explode to blow away1523 blow1599 to blow (shiver, smash, tear, etc.) to or into atoms1612 blast1758 to blow sky-high1823 dynamite1881 lyddite1906 1881 H. Crosby in Independent (N.Y.) No. 1684 Finally Utah should be dynamited. 1883 A. M. Sullivan in Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Mar. 7/1 Our homes are in the midst of the cities that are, forsooth, to be kerosined and dynamited. 1892 Liverpool Daily Post 4 Aug. 5/9 Threat to dynamite New York Bankers. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 30 July 3/1 Mr. Chamberlain..tried to dynamite discussion by declaring that the rejection of the Bill would mean the infringement of treaty obligation. 1938 Amer. Speech 13 156/1 Dynamite an order, to rush an order through as quickly as possible. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1867v.1881
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dynamiten.

Compounds

Draft additions 1993

dynamitev.