powder

powder is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular powder

Plural powders

A spice which is a powder

Powder made from talcum, a very soft rock

1. (uncountable) Powder is the small parts that are made from any dry substance that is pounded, or ground into; dust.

   Flour is a powder.

   When it's very cold, the snow is like powder.

2. (countable) A powder is an explosive mixture used in blasting.

Synonyms

• dust

Related words

• powdery
• gunpowder
• baking powder

Verb

Plain form powder

Third-person singular powders

Past tense powdered

Past participle powdered

Present participle powdering

1. (transitive) If you powder something, you reduce something to small parts.
2. (transitive) If you powder something, you put powder on it.

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