dynamite

Questions about dynamite

What does dynamite mean?

dynamite means "an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dynamite?

dynamite has 3 syllables: dy-na-mite. The stress falls on "dy". In IPA it is /ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt/.

Is dynamite a common word?

dynamite is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dynamite?

4 words rhyme with dynamite. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.