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Oxford CEFR | B1
pow‧der /ˈpaʊdə $ -ər/ noun
powder verb
پودر
سائیدن، آرد، پودر صورت، باروت، دینامیت، پودر زدن، گرد زدن، گرد مالیدن، به صورت گرد درآوردن، مهندسی: خاک، شیمی: باروت، زیست شناسی: گرد، نظامی: پودر
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Synonyms & Related Wordspowder[noun]Synonyms:- dust, fine grains, loose particles, talc
[verb]Synonyms:- dust, cover, dredge, scatter, sprinkle, strew
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. pow‧der1 /ˈpaʊdə $ -ər/
noun[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: poudre, from Latin pulvis 'dust']
1. [uncountable and countable] a dry substance in the form of very small grains:
curry powder
talcum powder
Grind the sugar into a powder.
The paint is supplied in powder form.milk/custard etc powder (=a powder that you add water to in order to change it into a liquid)2. [uncountable] (
also face powder) a type of powder that you put on your face in order to make it look smoother and to give it more colour
3. a powder keg a dangerous situation or place where violence or trouble could suddenly start:
Since the riot, the city has been a powder keg waiting to explode.4. [uncountable] (
also powder snow) dry light snow:
There’s a foot of powder on the slopes.5. [uncountable] gunpowder6. keep your powder dry to wait calmly until you see how a situation develops before deciding what to do
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. powder2 verb1. [transitive] to put powder on something, especially your skin:
She was powdering her face.2. powder your nose an expression meaning to go to the
toilet, used by women to avoid saying this directly:
She’s just gone to powder her nose. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationspowder noun ADJ. fine | chilli, cocoa, coffee, curry, milk | baking | soap, washing | baby, face, talcum VERB + POWDER grind sth into The seeds are ground into a fine powder before use.
dust sth with, sprinkle on Before the photo dries, the image is dusted with a special powder.
dab on, put on She quickly dabbed some powder on her cheeks.
add, mix sth with, stir in Add a teaspoonful of curry powder. POWDER + NOUN snow PHRASES in powder form The tablets are also available in powder form. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Idiomspowderˈpaudə See:
take a powder [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲