powder
The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
Noun 3 meanings
The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
Verb 4 meanings
To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.
To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder.
“to powder one's hair”
To use powder on the hair or skin.
To turn into powder; to become powdery.
Etymology
From Middle English poudre, pouder, pouldre, borrowed from Old French poudre, poldre, puldre, from Latin pulverem, accusative singular of Latin pulvis (“dust, powder”). Doublet of pulver. Compare pollen (“fine flour”), polverine, pulverize.
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POWDER at a glance
POWDER has 6 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (P 3 + O 1 + W 4 + D 2 + E 1 + R 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,613 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with powder
All rhymes- UNDER6
- ORDER6
- CONSIDER11
- LEADER7
- WONDER10
- OLDER6
- MURDER9
- BORDER9
- GENDER8
- HARDER10
- COMMANDER16
- SHOULDER12
One letter away
- PONDER9
- POLDER9
- POWTER11
- POUDER9
- GOWDER11
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