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Synonyms for powder
ˈpaʊ dərpow·der

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Wiktionary3.0 / 1 vote

  1. powderverb

    To reduce to fine particles.

    Synonyms:
    pound, pulverize, triturate, grind, comminute

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 1 vote

  1. powder, pulverization, pulverisationnoun

    a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

    Synonyms:
    pulverisation, grind, mill, pulverization, gunpowder

  2. gunpowder, powdernoun

    a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks

    Synonyms:
    pulverisation, pulverization, gunpowder

  3. powderverb

    any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder

    Synonyms:
    pulverisation, pulverization, gunpowder

  4. powderize, powderise, powder, pulverize, pulveriseverb

    make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

    "pulverize the grains"

    Synonyms:
    pulverise, demolish, powderise, pulverize, powderize

  5. powderverb

    apply powder to

    "She powdered her nose"; "The King wears a powdered wig"

    Synonyms:
    powderise, pulverize, powderize, pulverise

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Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 1 vote

  1. powdernoun

    Synonyms:
    dust, pulverized substance

  2. powdernoun

    Synonyms:
    gunpowder

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words4.0 / 1 vote

  1. powdernoun

    Synonyms:
    dust, pulverulence, cosmetic, rouge, pounce, efflorescence

  2. powderverb

    Synonyms:
    pulverize, triturate, comminute, levigate

PPDB, the paraphrase database3.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "powder":

    powdered, gunpowder, powders, dust, cordite, talc, gsr, fan, fanling, keg

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD2.5 / 2 votes

  1. powder

    Synonyms:
    Chinese medicine San

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How to use powder in a sentence?

  1. Mary Bruce:

    As the public face of the pandemic response, Fauci has become a frequent target, he's previously described a terrifying experience opening an anonymous letter delivered to his office, only to be covered in a cloud of white powder he thought might have been a deadly substance. It was later found not to be hazardous.

  2. Chester A. Nimitz:

    A ship is always very referred to as ‘she’ because it costs so much to keep her in paint and powder.

  3. Mayor Louie Trujillo:

    There are large portions of the watershed you can see that are completely burned. It looks like burnt toothpicks sticking out of the ground for acres and acres, with the soil instability, during a heavy rain event it would be like putting water on a bunch of baby powder where it doesn't absorb at all ; it just falls. We hope to beat the monsoon season, doing some of the interventions we're going to have to do along the watershed.

  4. Christopher Swett:

    We continue to believe that the daily use of baby powder on Bertila from birth led to her death.

  5. Heidi Klum:

    He does not wear any makeup, where I spend two hours on all of this, like, he just shows up … no foundation, no powder, nothing.


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