powder

powder is on the Basic English 850 List.

potato - powder - power

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpaʊ.də(r)/

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Noun

Singular powder

Plural powders

1. (uncountable) Powder is the small parts that are made from any dry substance that is pounded, or ground into dust.

   Flour is a powder.

   When it's very cold, the snow is like powder.

2. (countable) A powder is an explosive mixture used in blasting.

Synonyms

• dust

Related words

• powdery
• gunpowder
• baking powder

Verb

Plain form powder

Third-person singular powders

Past tense powdered

Past participle powdered

Present participle powdering

1. (transitive) If you powder something, you reduce something to small parts.
2. (transitive) If you powder something, you put powder on it.

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