GUNPOWDERS Antonyms

• any substance that propels

• tending to or capable of propelling

• (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music)

• the craft of making fireworks

• a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

• serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst

• a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

• liable to lead to sudden change or violence

• sudden and loud

• (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.

• weapons considered collectively

• military supplies

• defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

• supply with weapons

• used as an explosive and fertilizer and rocket propellant

• a simple form of gunpowder, consisting of a mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur; invented in the 9th century in China.

• an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant