Powder - 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

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…

adjective

Having lost a large amount of water from the body.

Usage examples:

His body temperature was high and he had become dehydrated

verb

Cause (a person or their body) to lose a large amount of water.

Usage examples:

The heat dehydrated us even when we stood still

adjective

Not having the normal amount of water in your body so that you feel ill or weak

adjective

Preserved by removal or evaporation of moisture.

Usage examples:

Dried fruit

verb

Become dry.

Usage examples:

Allow 24 hours for the paint to dry

Past simple and past participle of dry

noun

Fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air.

Usage examples:

The car sent up clouds of dust

verb

Remove the dust or dirt from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it.

Usage examples:

I broke the vase i had been dusting

noun

Dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of earth, sand, or other substances

Usage examples:

The furniture was covered with dust., piles of dusty books lay on the floor., [ i/t ] i was dusting…

adjective

(especially of food) preserved by freezing and then drying

Usage examples:

My favourite breakfast cereal contains freeze-dried strawberries and raspberries., our range of fre…

verb

Form (something) into grains or particles.

Usage examples:

We have the capacity to granulate 100% of the potash we produce

verb

To turn or to make something turn into granules (= small pieces like grains)

Usage examples:

Fondant is made of sugar and water boiled together, with a small quantity of cream of tartar to pre…

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

Freeze-dry (a substance).

Usage examples:

The resulting precipitate was dissolved in benzene and lyophilized to give a powder

noun

A building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.

Usage examples:

At mills or bakeries, barley flour can be added to flours from other grains for baking.

verb

Grind (something) in a mill.

Usage examples:

Hard wheats are easily milled into white flour

noun

A monetary unit used only in calculations, worth one thousandth of a dollar.

Usage examples:

A thick paper (and later a lightweight metal) coin with a round hole in the center, the mill was wo…

verb

(of an animal or bird of prey) spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey.

Usage examples:

As he watched, a mink pounced on the vole

noun

A sudden swoop or spring.

Usage examples:

The time between the pounce and the jump seemed an eternity, although it was only seconds.

verb

Smooth down by rubbing with pounce or pumice.

Usage examples:

The example shown in plate ix is unusual for its green ground, which was achieved by pouncing the s…

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.

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

Perfumed cosmetic powder sprinkled on a wig or applied to the skin.

Usage examples:

His periwig was struck off, and the whole room filled with pulvilio.

noun

Perfumed cosmetic powder sprinkled on a wig or applied to the skin.

Usage examples:

His periwig was struck off, and the whole room filled with pulvilio.

noun

Talcum powder.

Usage examples:

Body washes, shampoos, liquid talc, massaging balms and skin lotions are all priced at £3.99 (avail…

verb

Powder or treat (something) with talc.

Usage examples:

He took two hours to get himself dressed for a date, oiling his black hair and talcing his face

noun

A powder for the skin that makes it feel smooth or keeps it dry

verb

Grind to a fine powder.

Usage examples:

Insoluble materials were triturated with lactose