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Definition of 'powder'English
Alternative forms
* powdre (obsolete)
Noun
The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust.
* (rfdate) (William Shakespeare):
- Grind their bones to powder small.
A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
* 1912 , :
- She was redolent of violet sachet powder, and had warm, soft, white hands, but she danced divinely, moving as smoothly as the tide coming in.
An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
(informal) Light, dry, fluffy snow.
Derived terms
* Atlas powder
* baking powder
* Bolivian marching powder
* powder blue
* powder burn
* powder down
( rel-mid3)
* powder-down feather
* powder-down patch
* powder hose
* powder hoy
* powder magazine
* powder mine
( rel-mid3)
* powder monkey
* powder post
* powder puff
* powder room
* take a powder
( rel-bottom)
Verb
( en-verb)
To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.
To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder.
- to powder the hair
* (rfdate) :
- A circling zone thou seest / Powdered with stars.
To be reduced to powder; to become like powder.
- Some salts powder easily.
To use powder on the hair or skin.
- She paints and powders .
To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat.
Synonyms
* (to reduce to fine particles) pound, grind, comminute, pulverize, triturate
Similar to 'powder'putter, pater, pewter, peter, potter, pudor, patter, pother, phthor, pouter, pettier, phatter, puter, pottier, pithier, padder, pitter, puttier, poutier, peatier, poddier, petter, pooter, petar, pitier, podder, pudder, putour, powter, pather, padar, pouther
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