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powder

powder

220 1.0
A fine dry material made by crushing and grinding things for skin, medicine or cooking
  • noun
  • /ˈpaʊdər/
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  • The recipe requires a special type of powder made from ground almonds.
  • fine powder
  • ground into powder
  • talcum powder

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Examples

  • In her beauty routine, she always uses a setting powder to keep her makeup intact.

  • The dried leaves were separately ground to fine powder using a blender.

    Academic text (2015)
  • You get me that face powder I needed?

  • -You put way too much powder on him.

  • So just get my loose powder and just set.

  • I just don't like this powder it's all over my dress.

  • Tuck takes a bowl of the powder close to the fire to examine it.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The old carpet is ground up into a powder and used to make backing for new carpet.

    Academic text (1997)
  • So this is the Revlon powder blush in Naughty Nude.

  • She applied a light layer of powder to her face before going out.

Synonyms

trituration
vspowder
  • Specialized
9.8

A fine powder made by grinding or crushing something

is the common term used for such fine dry substances in everyday contexts

Idioms

7 8.2

To go to the restroom to fix makeup or hair as a polite excuse

9.9

Too unimportant to spend time or money on

9.8

The result is too small to make the effort

Compounds

18 2.8

A small bathroom for women in public places or for guests at home

15 6.7

An old type of gunpowder used in guns and fireworks

15 1.0

A white powder used in cooking to make dough or batter rise

8 1.7

A powder made from ground chili peppers and a few spices to add heat and flavor to food

powder keg
  • Literature
8 7.5

A place or situation that is very tense and could suddenly become violent

7 1.0

A soft, fine powder put on a baby's skin to keep it dry and comfortable

A fine powder used on the skin to absorb moisture and prevent rubbing

3 1.5

A fine dry powder used in baking and drinks to give a chocolate flavor

3 1.6

A mix of ground spices like cumin, coriander, and turmeric used to season food

3 3.4

A light blue color with a faint purple hint

2 3.7

A pale blue color with a slight grey tint

1 3.0

A fine powder that you put on your face to make skin look smooth and less shiny

1 1.8

A dry powder made from milk that you add to water to make milk

A powdered medicine you take to ease head pain

powder horn
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A hollow animal horn for carrying gunpowder in the past

powder keg
  • Archaic
1 7.7

A strong metal container used to hold gunpowder for explosions

powder magazine
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A place where people store gunpowder and other explosives

A ground Chinese spice mix made from star anise, fennel, pepper, cloves and cinnamon

tooth powder
  • Archaic
1 3.3

A powder used to clean teeth instead of toothpaste

smokeless powder
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A gun fuel that makes little smoke when it burns

1 1.0

A powder used to clean clothes in a washing machine

1 1.6

A powder you add to water to clean clothes

A powder you sprinkle on your skin after a bath to keep skin dry and smell nice

bleaching powder
  • Specialized
4.1

A white powder used to bleach clothes and to kill germs

A makeup powder in brown tones put on skin to make it look tanned

built-soap powder
  • Specialized
7.9

Powder that has extra cleaning chemicals to remove stains

A fine brown powder made from a sweet pod, used like cocoa in baking

A face powder pressed into a small case that reduces shine and sets makeup

9.9

A powder doctors used in the past to reduce pain and make people sweat

A fine scented powder you put on the skin after bathing to soak up moisture and prevent irritation

A powder form of aspirin that dissolves quickly in water so it works faster and is easier to swallow

A small fluffy bread that uses baking powder and people often eat for breakfast or as a side

Goa powder
  • Archaic
9.9

A bitter yellow powder from tree bark once used to treat skin problems

A powder used to kill insects

A powder made from ground edible insects used to add protein to food

Rochelle powder
  • Archaic
8.2

A powder used to help you go to the toilet when you are constipated

powder technique
  • Specialized
8.6

A method that uses X-rays on a powder to identify a mineral or crystal

powder-post beetle
  • Specialized
9.4

A small insect whose young eat wood and leave fine dust

powder-post damage
  • Specialized
9.9

Wood damage caused by small beetles that leave fine dust and make it weak

powder-post termite
  • Specialized
9.8

A small insect that bores into dry wood in houses and leaves powdery dust

powder-puff
  • Offensive
7.9

A sports match played only by women

powder and shot
  • Archaic
9.9

A supply of gunpowder and bullets for old guns

powder metallurgy
  • Specialized
7.2

A way of making solid metal parts by pressing and heating metal powder without melting

powder method
  • Specialized
7.0

A method for finding what a mineral or crystal is by using X-rays on a crushed sample

powder monkey
  • Archaic
9.9

A young person who carried gunpowder across a warship to the cannons

9.9

A method for identifying minerals by using X-rays on a small powdered sample to make a pattern

8.4

A locked room on a ship where weapons like guns and bullets are kept

A small flat case with a mirror that holds face powder to touch up makeup

powder flask
  • Archaic
9.9

A small container for carrying gunpowder, often made from an animal horn

Seidlitz powder
  • Archaic
9.9

A powder used long ago to relieve constipation and upset stomachs

toilet powder
  • Archaic
3.6

A fine powder people put on their skin after bathing to feel dry and smell nice

How Fine

dust
706 1.0
powder
220 1.0
granule
5 4.6

Surface Forms

powder singular
powders plural

Etymology

Powder comes from Old French poudre, from the Latin pulvis meaning 'dust'. So a powder is literally like fine 'dust'—tiny dry particles used in cosmetics, medicine, or cooking.