powder

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
2. A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
3. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
4. (informal) Ellipsis of powder snow.; light, dry, fluffy snow.
5. Ellipsis of powder blue.; the colour powder blue.

Verb

1. To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.
2. To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder.
3. To use powder on the hair or skin.
4. To turn into powder; to become powdery.
5. (obsolete) To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat.
6. (slang) To depart suddenly; to "take a powder".

Sinonieme

dust

flour

gunpowder

pulverize

face powder

dirt

fine

meal

grind

crush

pulverise

pound

💷

pulverization

pulverisation

particle

crumble

ashes

ash

cosmetic powder

mince

farina

triturate

delicate

very fine

powderize

pulp

comminute

cinder

powderise

sand

shred

rub

scrub

scurf

spatter

speckle

spray

sprinkling

stearic acid

talc

talcum powder

tooth powder

trash

trifle

wear

wheat flour

whitewash

fine flour

toilet powder

fine powder

pulvis

massage

💆

dust flour

loose powder

sachet powder

granulize

reduce to atoms

coarse dust

sprinkle with powder

cholk

powder’ pulvis

powder stearic acid

bedaub

bestrew

break

brush

chafe

cinders

cornmeal

cosmetic

dental floss

disappointed

😞

discouraged

dough

dusts

explosive

fray

frazzle

grate

grime

hearth

intersperse

lint

make up

mote

mottle

paste

pepper

pollen

pounding

pulverised

pulverized

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpaʊ.də(ɹ)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: poudre

In summary

From Middle English poudre, pouder, pouldre, borrowed from Old French poudre, poldre, puldre, from Latin pulverem, accusative singular of Latin pulvis (“dust, powder”). Doublet of pulver. Compare pollen (“fine flour”), polverine, pulverize.