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powderkeg

powderkeg is the alternative form 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)

Forms of powderkeg

pluralpowderkegs

Questions about powderkeg

What is powderkeg the alternative form of?
Powderkeg is the alternative form of powder keg.

Words near powderkeg in the dictionary

  1. powderized
  2. powderizer
  3. powderizers
  4. powderizes
  5. powderizing
  6. powderkeg
  7. powderkegs
  8. powderless
  9. powderlike
  10. Powderly
  11. Powderlys

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