What does "gunpowder" mean?

An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.

What is a synonym for "gunpowder"?

Common synonyms include: dynamite, explosive, powder.

Pronounced //ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə//.

//ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdə// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks. countable, uncountable
"They have been a bold, heroic, and purely self dependent nation, never having either courted,—or been subdued by—other Tribes or Europeans. But what early mind—a power—could face gunpowder and the ﬁrelocks? Hence their annihilation!"
2
Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa. India, informal, uncountable
"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."
3
a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks wordnet
4
Ellipsis of gunpowder tea. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Verb

1
To destroy with gunpowder. transitive
"[…] he was […] never getting into quarrels with his neighbors and gunpowdering them out of house and home. His subjects loved him."