powder

Speech parts

1. powder - Noun

2. powder - Verb

3. Powder - Proper noun

Meaning

The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust.

An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See Gunpowder.

To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate.

To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair.

To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat.

To be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some salts powder easily.

To use powder on the hair or skin; as, she paints and powders.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pulverize dust flour pound grind sprinkle talc comminute pulverization gunpowder pulverisation triturate pulverise rouge cola
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Antonyms

still build solid soft beautiful smooth
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Hypernyms

solid medicine explosive medication make-up disintegrate

Hyponyms

ash talc goa powder chrysarobin dover's powder baby powder

Phrases with the word

James's powder antimonial powder not worth the powder and shot not worth the powder Goulard's powder Persian insect powder

Derivatives

powdered powdering

Anagrams

powdre prowed

Examples

Put your trust in God; but be sure to keep your powder dry. Oliver Cromwell

The powder is mixed with water and tastes exactly like powder mixed with water. Art Buchwald

A fat belly did not invent gun powder. Greek Proverb

Evil gun powder doesn't go away easily. Swedish Proverb

Put your trust in God, and keep your powder dry. American Proverb

She powdered her nose Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Powassan Powassan encephalitis Poway powder and paint powder and shot powder barrel