Definitions of powder [ˈpaʊ dər]

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Definition of 'powder'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) powder
matter reduced to fine, loose particles by crushing, grinding, disintegration, etc.

2.  powder
a preparation in this form, as gunpowder or face powder.

3.  powder
loose, usu. fresh snow that is not granular, wet, or packed.

4. (v.t.) powder
to reduce to powder; pulverize.

5.  powder
to sprinkle or cover with or as if with powder:
A light snowfall powdered the ground.

6.  powder
to apply powder to (the face, skin, etc.) as a cosmetic.

7. (v.i.) powder
to become pulverized.

8.  powder
to use powder as a cosmetic.

9. (n.) powder
Obs. a sudden, frantic, or impulsive rush.

Definition of 'powder'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) powder, pulverization, pulverisation
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

2. (noun) gunpowder, powder
a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks

3. (verb) powder
any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder

4. (verb) powderize, powderise, powder, pulverize, pulverise
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
"pulverize the grains"

5. (verb) powder
apply powder to
"She powdered her nose"; "The King wears a powdered wig"

Definition of 'powder'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) powder
a dry substance that looks like dust
cocaine sold as a powder; She brushed some powder over her face.

Definition of 'powder'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) powder
the fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust

2. (noun) powder
an explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See Gunpowder

3. (verb) powder
to reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate

4. (verb) powder
to sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair

5. (verb) powder
to sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat

6. (verb) powder
to be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some salts powder easily

7. (verb) powder
to use powder on the hair or skin; as, she paints and powders

Translation of 'powder'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: any substance in the form of fine particles soap powder; milk-powder.
Afrikaans: poeier	Arabic: مَسْحوق	Bulgarian: прах
Brazilian: pó	Czech: prášek	German: das Pulver
Danish: pulver; -pulver	Greek: σκόνη	Spanish: polvo
Estonian: pulber	Farsi: پودر	Finnish: jauhe
French: poudre	Hebrew: אַבקָה	Hindi: चूर्ण
Croatian: prašak	Hungarian: por	Indonesian: bubuk
Icelandic: duft	Italian: polvere	Japanese: 粉
Korean: 가루	Lithuanian: milteliai	Latvian: pulveris
Malay: serbuk	Dutch: poeder	Norwegian: pulver, mel
Polish: proszek	Persian: پودر	Pashto: پوډر
Portuguese: pó	Romanian: pudră	Russian: порошок
Slovak: prášok	Slovenian: prah	Serbian: prah
Swedish: puder, pulver, mjöl, damm	Thai: ผง	Turkish: toz
Taiwanese: 粉末	Ukrainian: порошок	Urdu: برادہ
Vietnamese: bột	Chinese: 粉末
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