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powder kegs

powder kegs is the plural of powder keg.

Meaning of powder keg

Noun

powder keg (plural powder kegs)

  1. A barrel containing gunpowder.
    Synonyms:
    tinderbox
  2. (figuratively) An explosive or otherwise volatile situation.
    • powder keg of Europe (term describing the unstable state of the Balkans before World War I)

Questions about powder kegs

What is powder kegs the plural of?
Powder kegs is the plural of powder keg.

Words near powder kegs in the dictionary

  1. powder hound
  2. powder hounds
  3. powder hoy
  4. powder hoys
  5. powder keg
  6. powder kegs
  7. powder magazine
  8. powder magazines
  9. powder metallurgy
  10. powder mill
  11. powder mills

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