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powder keg Definition

powder keg

powder keg Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • ignite: Lessons to be learned In some ways the action research ignited a powder keg that had been waiting to go off.
  • remain: Uzbekistan may not blow up today, but it remains a powder keg.
  • become: The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia could well become the next powder keg.

Adjective modifier

  • potential: The Middle East conflict has long been recognized as a potential powder keg.