Associations to the word «Gunpowder»
Noun
- Nitrate
- Musket
- Firearm
- Powder
- Malwa
- Conspirator
- Projectile
- Barrel
- Explosive
- Fuse
- Cannon
- Firework
- Sulphur
- Cartridge
- Cask
- Munition
- Catapult
- Weaponry
- Explosion
- Mongol
- Sulfur
- Ammunition
- Pont
- Crossbow
- Invention
- Primer
- Plot
- Dupont
- Treason
- Compass
- Manufacture
- Potassium
- Alchemist
- Warfare
- Smell
- Bastion
- Williamsburg
- Ignition
- Bonfire
- Stink
- Enfield
- Muzzle
- Ordnance
- Weapon
- Spark
- Artillery
- Belisarius
- Grenade
- Rocket
- Ingredient
- Pellet
- Fortification
- Bomb
- Armory
- Canister
- Mill
- Bullet
- Nitro
- Flask
- Gunner
- Printing
- Fertilizer
- Blow
- Breech
- Siege
- Arsenal
- Quantity
- Pound
- Factory
- Stench
- Residue
- Casing
- Musketeer
- Bacon
- Mills
- Smoke
Adjective
Wiktionary
GUNPOWDER, noun. An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
GUNPOWDER EMPIRE, noun. Any of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires, which all had considerable military success using then-innovative firearms, especially cannon and small arms.
GUNPOWDER EMPIRES, noun. Plural of gunpowder empire
GUNPOWDER PLOT, proper noun. (British) A failed plot, in November 1605, to kill the Protestant king James I of England and VI of Scotland, and to blow up the House of Lords using gunpowder, annually commemorated on Guy Fawkes Day.
GUNPOWDER TEA, noun. A form of Chinese green tea in which each leaf has been rolled into a small round pellet.
GUNPOWDER TREASON, proper noun. Alternative term for Gunpowder Plot.
GUNPOWDER TREASON DAY, proper noun. (UK) (historical) Alternative term for Guy Fawkes Day.
Dictionary definition
GUNPOWDER, noun. A mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks.
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