powder in English
- powder⇄adj. powderless.
- powder⇄expr. take a powder, (U.S. Slang.) to go or run away; disappear; vanish.
Ex. When the police arrived, the burglars took a powder over the back fence. - powder⇄noun powderer.
- powder⇄noun 1. a solid reduced to dust by pounding, crushing, or grinding.
2. some special kind of powder.
Ex. face powder, talcum powder. The doctor gave her powders to take as a medicine.
3. gunpowder or any similar explosive.
Ex. So - powder⇄powder, noun, verb.
- powder⇄v.i. 1. to become powder.
Ex. The soil powdered in the heat.
2. to use powder as a cosmetic.
Ex. She saw herself going down the years, powdering a little more, painting a little more (John Galsworthy).
3. (British Informal.) to - powder⇄v.t. 1. to make into powder; pulverize.
2. to sprinkle or cover with powder.
3. to put powder on.
Ex. to powder one's nose.
4. to sprinkle.
Ex. The ground was lightly powdered with snow.
powder in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
powder in Sindhi سنڌي
powder in Tamil தமிழ்
powder in Telugu తెలుగు
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