powders
Meaning of powders
plural noun
- fine, dry particles produced by the grinding, crushing, or disintegration of a solid substance.
add four tablespoons of cocoa powder
crush the poppy seeds to a powder
- loose, dry, newly fallen snow.
in Aspen, blue skies and good powder drew in record numbers
the promise of fresh powder snow brought more than 1300 excited guests to the mountain
powder skiing
- apply cosmetic powder to (the face or body).
she powdered her face and put on a dab of perfume
- reduce (a substance) to a powder by drying or crushing it.
then the rose petals are dried and powdered
Middle English: from Old French poudre, from Latin pulvis, pulver- ‘dust’.
Information about powders
- The singular form of powders is: powder.
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Hyphenation of powders
pow-ders
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- powders is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
powders synonyms
Meaning fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air:
Meaning talcum powder:
Meaning perfumed cosmetic powder sprinkled on a wig or applied to the skin:
Meaning a sudden swoop or spring:
Meaning compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape:
Meaning reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it:
Meaning reduce to fine particles:
Meaning a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg):
Meaning grind (something) in a mill:
Meaning form (something) into grains or particles:
Meaning grind to a fine powder:
Meaning (of a donkey or mule) utter a bray:
Meaning reduce (a substance) to a fine powder or smooth paste:
Meaning preserved by removal or evaporation of moisture:
Meaning having lost a large amount of water from the body:
Meaning freeze-dry (a substance):
Words that rhyme with powders
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