TNT
Yellow blasting compound
TNT is trinitrotoluene, a powerful explosive used in military munitions and demolition.
The yellowish solid is relatively stable and requires a detonator to explode, making it safer to handle than many explosives.
TNT serves as a standard measure of explosive force—nuclear yields are expressed in kilotons or megatons of TNT equivalent.
Figuratively, something is TNT if it's volatile or potentially explosive: That information is political TNT.
Powerful blasting compound
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
- detonatorExplosive initiation device
- fuseProtective melting wire
- blastSudden forceful burst
detonation · C4 · Semtex · plastique · charge · primer · cap · cordite
Extracting earth's resources
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- excavationAct of unearthing
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
construction · rock · drilling · borehole · charges · detonation · fuse · cap
Having great strength
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- amazingCausing great wonder
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- firecrackerSmall celebratory explosive device
bombshell · knockout · intense · electrifying · high-impact · showstopper
Explosive device or disaster
- grenadeHandheld thrown explosive
- mineOre excavation site
- landmineBuried pressure-activated explosive
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
shell · warhead · missile · torpedo · IED · shrapnel · ammunition · weapon
One operating a lathe
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- channelPassage for transmission
programming · NBA · sports · movies · entertainment · streaming · TBS · WCW
dynamite
Powerful blasting compound
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
- detonatorExplosive initiation device
- fuseProtective melting wire
blast · detonation · C4 · Semtex · plastique · charge · primer · cap · cordite · gelignite
mining
Extracting earth's resources
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- excavationAct of unearthing
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
tunneling · construction · rock · drilling · borehole · charges · detonation · fuse · cap · blaster
powerful
Having great strength
firecracker · bombshell · knockout · intense · electrifying · high-impact · showstopper
bomb
Explosive device or disaster
artillery · shell · warhead · missile · torpedo · IED · shrapnel · ammunition · weapon · ordnance
Turner
One operating a lathe
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
channel · programming · NBA · sports · movies · entertainment · streaming · TBS · WCW · wrestling
- cable TVESPN, CNN, cable TV, cable box, HBO
- demolition toolswrecking ball, jackhammer, sledgehammer, crowbar, pry bar
- Shipping CompaniesFedEx, UPS, DHL, USPS, Crowley
- nitrogen compoundsamines, aniline, urea, nitrate, nitrite
- blastingblast, blasting, detonation, explosives, dynamite
- Explosivesbomb, dynamite, grenade, C-4, land mine