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powder
1[ pou-der ]
noun
- any solid substance reduced to a state of fine, loose particles by crushing, grinding, disintegration, etc.
- a preparation in this form, as gunpowder or face powder.
verb (used with object)
- to reduce to powder; pulverize.
- to sprinkle or cover with powder:
She powdered the cookies with confectioners' sugar.
- to apply powder to (the face, skin, etc.) as a cosmetic.
- to sprinkle or strew as if with powder:
A light snowfall powdered the landscape.
- to ornament in this fashion, as with small objects scattered over a surface:
a dress lightly powdered with sequins.
verb (used without object)
- to use powder as a cosmetic.
- to become pulverized.
powder
2[ pou-der ]
verb (used without object)
- British Dialect. to rush.
noun
- British Dialect. a sudden, frantic, or impulsive rush.
powder
/ ˈ±è²¹ÊŠ»åÉ™ /
noun
- a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles
- any of various preparations in this form, such as gunpowder, face powder, or soap powder
- fresh loose snow, esp when considered as skiing terrain
- take a powder slang.to run away or disappear
verb
- to turn into powder; pulverize
- tr to cover or sprinkle with or as if with powder
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è´Ç·É»å±ð°ù±ð°ù, noun
- ˈ±è´Ç·É»å±ð°ù²â, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è´Ç·Éd±ð°ù·±ð°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of powder1
Origin of powder2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of powder1
Idioms and Phrases
- take a powder, Slang. to leave in a hurry; depart without taking leave, as to avoid something unpleasant: Also take a runout powder.
He took a powder and left his mother to worry about his gambling debts.
More idioms and phrases containing powder
see keep one's powder dry ; sitting on a powder keg ; take a powder .Example Sentences
Or, if you rather, opt for simply garlic salt, garlic powder or even a garlic puree to avid any sort of texture whatsoever.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
On a top shelf in Wayne's bedroom sits a brown glass bottle containing a fine white powder - a mixture of five drugs, sedatives and painkillers, delivered to the house the previous day.
The gang also purchased the powders needed to make the tablets from China and bought fake Xanax stamps.
Steel and small amounts of oil are extracted, as well as carbon black - a powder or pellet that can be used in various industries.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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