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91powder — pow|der1 [ˈpaudə US ər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: poudre, from Latin pulvis dust ] 1.) [U and C] a dry substance in the form of very small grains ▪ curry powder ▪ talcum powder ▪ Grind the sugar into a powder . ▪ The paint …
92powder — {{11}}powder (n.) late 13c., from O.Fr. poudre (13c.), earlier pouldre (11c.), from L. pulverem (nom. pulvis) dust (see POLLEN (Cf. pollen)). In the sense powdered cosmetic, it is recorded from 1570s. In figurative sense, powder keg is first… …
93block up — PHR V ERG If you block something up or if it blocks up, it is blocked completely so that nothing can get through it. [V n P] Any holes in the kitchen where the mice are getting through? I ve blocked them up. ... [V P n (not pron)] Powdering a… …
94powder — [[t]pa͟ʊdə(r)[/t]] powders, powdering, powdered 1) N MASS Powder consists of many tiny particles of a solid substance. Put a small amount of the powder into a container and mix with water... The wood turns to powder in his fingers. ...a fine… …
95comminution — n. Pulverization, trituration, levigation, powdering, reduction to powder …
96powder — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a dry substance in the form of very small grains: Grind the sugar into a powder. | Zara put down some insect powder to kill the ants. | milk/custard etc powder (=food that is stored as a powder and which you add water to in order… …
97grind — v 1. whet, mill, kibble, stone, sand, sandpaper, pumice; grate, file, rasp, scrape, gride; smooth, polish, burnish, buff. 2. crush, bray, pound, beat, mash, smash, Sl. smush; pulverize, mortar, comminute, triturate, levigate, powder, granulate,… …
98mastication — n 1. chewing, crunching, craunch ing, munching, champing, mumbling, Fletcherism, Fletcherizing, gnawing, nibbling, biting, Dial. chawing, Both Archaic. manducation, manducating; rumination, remastication. 2. pulverization, pulverizing,… …
99powder — I UK [ˈpaʊdə(r)] / US [ˈpaʊdər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms powder : singular powder plural powders ** a) a soft dry substance that looks like dust or sand chilli powder The detergent is sold in both liquid and powder forms. b) makeup …
100smalt — /smɔlt/ (say smawlt) noun 1. a deep blue pigment prepared by powdering a glass coloured with cobalt. 2. a glass made by fusing cobalt oxide and silica. {French, from Italian smalto, from German Schmalte; related to smelt1} …
