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explosives

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /-ˈsploʊ-/
    • /ɪkˈspləʊ.sɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /-ˈsploʊ-/

Definition of explosives word

  • noun explosives Plural form of explosive. 1

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Parts of speech for Explosives

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

explosives popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for explosives

noun explosives

  • munitions — Usually, munitions. materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition.
  • gunpowder — an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
  • torpedo — a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
  • ammo — Ammo is ammunition for guns and other weapons.

Antonyms for explosives

adjective explosives

  • calms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calm.

Top questions with explosives

  • how to make explosives?
  • how to make homemade explosives?
  • how to make plastic explosives?
  • when were explosives invented?
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