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gunpowder
UK /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə/ US /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdɚ/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
great, increased, little, outside, small, smokeless, thick, used
VERB + GUNPOWDER
bridge, caused, didn't, exploded, face, invent, invented, killed
GUNPOWDER + NOUN
disposal, explosion, molagapodi, re
PREP.
from, in, with
ADV.
somehow
Definitions
noun
1
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
They have been a bold, heroic, and purely self dependent nation, never having either courted,—or been subdued by—other Tribes or Europeans. But what early mind—a power—could face gunpowder and the firelocks? Hence their annihilation!
2
Ellipsis of gunpowder tea.
verb
1
To destroy with gunpowder.
[…] he was […] never getting into quarrels with his neighbors and gunpowdering them out of house and home. His subjects loved him.
noun
1
Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
Some restaurants try and give their dosas the "ethnic" touch by slipping along a small dish of mulaga podi-gunpowder mixed with oil as well, but that isn't always enough.
It was a hardcore Andhra lunch from a restaurant famous for its lunch meals. And that is where I had my first run-in with 'gunpowder'. And to be honest, I hated it.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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They have been a bold, heroic, and purely self dependent nation, never having either courted,—or been subdued by—other Tribes or Europeans. But what early mind—a power—could face gunpowder and the fire
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[…] he was […] never getting into quarrels with his neighbors and gunpowdering them out of house and home. His subjects loved him.
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Some restaurants try and give their dosas the "ethnic" touch by slipping along a small dish of mulaga podi-gunpowder mixed with oil as well, but that isn't always enough.
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It was a hardcore Andhra lunch from a restaurant famous for its lunch meals. And that is where I had my first run-in with 'gunpowder'. And to be honest, I hated it.
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In fact, I’ve long suspected that the popularity of gunpowder or molagapodi outside South India has little to do with the burst of flavours it serves.
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Gunpowder needs to be handled very carefully.
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