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POWDER KEG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does powder keg mean?
• POWDER KEG (noun)
The noun POWDER KEG has 2 senses:
1. a potentially explosive state
2. keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder
Familiarity information: POWDER KEG used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
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)
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