Dynamite
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting; invented by Alfred Nobel in 1867. Anything exceptionally dangerous, exciting or wonderful.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To blow up with dynamite or other high explosive.
Example sentence: My family has always called me 'Lay Lay,' and my dad used to always call me 'Dynamite Termite' because I was really short and small and I hated to be still. I would never stop.
Gelignite
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An explosive mixture of nitroglycerine and nitrate absorbed onto a base of wood pulp