Granulated - English meaning

noun

The loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule.

Usage examples:

The mule uttered its insane bray

verb

(of a donkey or mule) utter a bray.

Usage examples:

The donkey brayed and kicked

verb

Pound or crush (something) to small pieces, typically with a pestle and mortar.

Usage examples:

The kernels of this fruit the arabs bray in a mortar

verb

Break or fall apart into small fragments, especially as part of a process of deterioration.

Usage examples:

The plaster started to crumble

noun

A mixture of flour and fat that is rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs and cooked as a topping for fruit.

Usage examples:

Sprinkle the crumble over the rhubarb

verb

To break into small pieces

Usage examples:

[ i ] that old wall is starting to crumble.

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Usage examples:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

A crowd of people pressed closely together.

Usage examples:

A number of youngsters fainted in the crush

verb

To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed

Usage examples:

The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…

noun

A small part broken off or separated from something.

Usage examples:

Small fragments of pottery

verb

Break or cause to break into fragments.

Usage examples:

Lough erne fragmented into a series of lakes

noun

A small piece or part, esp. one that is broken off of something

Usage examples:

A bone fragment, a fragment of indian pottery, she read a fragment of the story.

verb

Reduce (food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater.

Usage examples:

Peel and roughly grate the carrots

noun

The recess of a fireplace or furnace.

Usage examples:

A small coal fire burned in the grate

noun

Reduce to shreds by rubbing against a perforated surface

verb

Reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it.

Usage examples:

Grind some black pepper over the salad

noun

A crushing or grating sound or motion.

Usage examples:

The crunch and grind of bulldozers

noun

Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

verb

Reduce (food or other substance) to a soft mass by crushing it.

Usage examples:

Mash the beans to a paste

noun

A soft mass made by crushing a substance into a pulp, sometimes with the addition of liquid.

Usage examples:

Pound the garlic to a mash

noun

Compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

verb

Cut up or grind (food, especially meat) into very small pieces, typically in a machine with revolving blades.

Usage examples:

Use a food processor to mince the lamb

noun

Minced meat, especially beef.

Usage examples:

Stir in the mince and fry until browned

verb

To cut food into very small pieces

Usage examples:

Mince the onion and sauté it in butter., minced garlic/onions/parsley

noun

A unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg).

Usage examples:

A short ton is the standard u.s. ton of 2,000 pounds and measures weight.

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists

verb

Shut (an animal) in a pound.

noun

Fine, dry particles produced by the grinding, crushing, or disintegration of a solid substance.

Usage examples:

Add four tablespoons of cocoa powder

verb

Apply cosmetic powder to (the face or body).

Usage examples:

She powdered her face and put on a dab of perfume

noun

A solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles

verb

To reduce to powder; to pulverize. also without object: to become powdery; to crumble.

verb

Reduce to fine particles.

Usage examples:

The brick of the villages was pulverized by the bombardment

verb

To press or crush something until it becomes powder or a soft mass

Usage examples:

Seashells were pulverized by the ocean’s waves., infml our team aims to pulverize the competition (…

noun

A strip of material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger.

Usage examples:

Her dress was torn to shreds

verb

Tear or cut into shreds.

Usage examples:

The tender inside leaves can be shredded finely for tasty salads and braised red cabbage is fantast…

verb

To cut or tear something into small pieces

Usage examples:

Shred some lettuce into the salad bowl., he shredded documents to get rid of them., there isn’t a s…

verb

Violently break (something) into pieces.

Usage examples:

The thief smashed a window to get into the car

noun

An act or sound of something smashing.

Usage examples:

He heard the smash of glass

adverb

With a sudden, violent shattering.

Usage examples:

They were together for an instant, and then smash it was all gone

verb

Grind to a fine powder.

Usage examples:

Insoluble materials were triturated with lactose