Sekirov Dictionary

gunpowder

UK /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə/US /ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdɚ/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 3

noun3

An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Ellipsis of gunpowder tea.
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(India, informal) 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. — 1989

verb1

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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. — 1875

forms

gunpowdered · gunpowdering · gunpowders

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