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POWDER KEG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("powder keg" is a kind of...):
keg (small cask or barrel)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A potentially explosive state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("powder keg" is a kind of...):
danger (a cause of pain or injury or loss)
