powder en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpuː.dɐ/ (Northumbria)
- /ˈpaʊ.dɚ/ (US)
- /ˈpaʊ.də(ɹ)/ (UK)
- (US) audio
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
Let them stop fretting about vegetables denied by the weather and eat chilli powder. Just explain to them that they really shouldn’t think about spiralising it, because that doesn’t work.
2017 February 3, Deborah Orr, “Veg crisis, what veg crisis? If we can’t have courgettes, then let us eat kale”, in The Guardian:Let me goe grin'd their Bones to powder ſmall, […]
c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii], page 50, column 2:
- (countable, slang, uncountable) The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust. ▸ Cocaine in powder form (as opposed to crack).
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(countable, uncountable) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
She was redolent of violet sachet powder, and had warm, soft, white hands, but she danced divinely, moving as smoothly as the tide coming in.
1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl:
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(countable, uncountable) An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
Tut, tut, good enough to toſſe: foode for Powder, foode for Powder: they'll fill a Pit, as well as better: tuſh man, mortall men, mortall men.
c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii], page 67, column 2:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of powder snow; light, dry, fluffy snow.
alt of powder snow
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of powder blue, a color.
alt of powder blue
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| powdre | alternative | lexicographic | |
| powders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lycopodium powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Persian powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder flask (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder-coated (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder of algaroth (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder-down feather (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · fever powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · cube powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · flea-powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · baking powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · fingerprint powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · curry powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder mine (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · seidlitz powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · gun powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · garlic powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · stump powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · black powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · keep one's powder dry (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder keg (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder-bed (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder hoy (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powderhorn (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · antimonial powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · champagne powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder box (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · cold food powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder cap (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powdermill (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · flash powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · overpowder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder down (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · itching powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powderhound (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · cocoa powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powderize (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · not worth the powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · plate powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · joy powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder room (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Goulard's powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powderless (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · five mineral powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · custard powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · marching powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · bread powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder blue (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Goa powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · dry powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Bolivian marching powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powdermaker (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · keep the powder dry (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · washing powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · baby powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · giant powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder-post (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powderman (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · dry powder inhaler (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Colombian marching powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder of sympathy (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · smokeless powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Neptune powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder-bag (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Schultze powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · tooth powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · not worth the powder and shot (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · protein powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder coating (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · sedlitz powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · brown powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder pink (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder closet (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder-post beetle (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · bepowder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Shimose powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · negro powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Gregory's powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · inheritance powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Jesuits' powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · food for powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder mill (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder bath (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Persian insect powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder one's nose (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder hound (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder metallurgy (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · juvenile powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · James's powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder-forte (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · face powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · cryopowder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · nose powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · scouring powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · anti-shine powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · kudzu powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · party powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · insect powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · jelly powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder monkey (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder burn (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Bahia powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Tripoli powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · chili powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · denture powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · hair powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · gold powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder horn (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder puff (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · love powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · priming powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · take a walkout powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder-burn (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · bleaching powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Atlas powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Peruvian marching powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · gunpowder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder-coat (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder-down patch (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder-douce (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · pearl powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · five-spice powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder bed (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · corpse powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Rochelle powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Powder River (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · talcum powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder-posted (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder hose (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · sympathetic powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · nanopowder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · fly powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powderlike (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · prismatic powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · milk powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder magazine (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powder snow (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · Dover's powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · putty powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · take a powder (Terms derived from powder (noun)) · powderflask (Terms derived from powder (noun))
Descendants
पाउडार · paura · ပေါင်ဒါ · پاؤُڈَر · paura · poda
Translations (209)
cy powdr (fine particles of any dry substance) · ota تراب (fine particles of any dry substance) · sw poda (cosmetic product) · fi puuteri (cosmetic product) · pdc Bulwer (fine particles of any dry substance) · pdt Pulwa (fine particles of any dry substance) · vi bụi (fine particles of any dry substance) · bg прах (fine particles of any dry substance) · pl puder (fine particles of any dry substance) · mi paura (fine particles of any dry substance) · mn хока (fine particles of any dry substance) · ar بُودْرَة (fine particles of any dry substance) · pl puder (cosmetic product) · ca pols (fine particles of any dry substance) · eu hauts (fine particles of any dry substance) · as গুৰা (fine particles of any dry substance) · lt pudra (cosmetic product) · uz poroshok (fine particles of any dry substance) · cs prach (fine particles of any dry substance) · be парашо́к (fine particles of any dry substance) · it polvere (fine particles of any dry substance) · af poeier (fine particles of any dry substance) · ro praf (fine particles of any dry substance) · de n (fine particles of any dry substance) · fa پودْر (fine particles of any dry substance) · pl proszek (fine particles of any dry substance) · az toz (fine particles of any dry substance) · sv puder (fine particles of any dry substance) · az pudra (cosmetic product) · yue 粉 (fine particles of any dry substance) · ro pulbere (fine particles of any dry substance) · dsb prošk (fine particles of any dry substance) · jv bubuk (fine particles of any dry substance) · da pudder (fine particles of any dry substance) · sq pudër (cosmetic product) · fr poudre (cosmetic product) · sk prášok (fine particles of any dry substance) · lv pūderis (cosmetic product) · th ฝุ่น (fine particles of any dry substance) · sv pulver (fine particles of any dry substance) · az pudra (fine particles of any dry substance) · he אַבְקָה (fine particles of any dry substance) · ja 粉 (fine particles of any dry substance) · cy powdr (cosmetic product) · scn prùvula (fine particles of any dry substance) · tr toz (fine particles of any dry substance) · tk poroşok (fine particles of any dry substance) · ru присы́пка (fine particles of any dry substance) · lo ແປ້ງ (fine particles of any dry substance) · tk poroşak (fine particles of any dry substance) · nb pudder (fine particles of any dry substance) · dng мянмяр (fine particles of any dry substance) · ga púdar éadain (cosmetic product) · mhn pua (fine particles of any dry substance) · de Pulver (fine particles of any dry substance) · fi pulveri (fine particles of any dry substance) · id serbuk (fine particles of any dry substance) · de Puder (fine particles of any dry substance) · mhn pulver (fine particles of any dry substance) · nn pudder (cosmetic product) · eo pulvoro (fine particles of any dry substance) · mk пудра (cosmetic product) · sh пу́дер (cosmetic product) · acw بودرة (fine particles of any dry substance) · uk пу́дра (cosmetic product) · fo putur (fine particles of any dry substance) · pl zasypka (fine particles of any dry substance) · pl przysypka (fine particles of any dry substance) · id bedak (cosmetic product) · ga smúdar (fine particles of any dry substance) · tl pulbos (fine particles of any dry substance) · sh пра́шак (fine particles of any dry substance) · ht poud (fine particles of any dry substance) · ug پاراشوك (fine particles of any dry substance) · cu прахъ (fine particles of any dry substance) · ka პუდრი (cosmetic product) · bn চূর্ণ (fine particles of any dry substance) · rue порошок (fine particles of any dry substance) · bo ཐལ་བ (fine particles of any dry substance) · ga púdar (fine particles of any dry substance) · hu por (fine particles of any dry substance) · kk опа (cosmetic product) · it cipria (cosmetic product) · ru прах (fine particles of any dry substance) · hy պուդրա (cosmetic product) · tg упо (cosmetic product) · syl ꠉꠥꠠꠣ (fine particles of any dry substance) · orv порохъ (fine particles of any dry substance) · ru порошо́к (fine particles of any dry substance) · cs pudr (cosmetic product) · nb pulver (fine particles of any dry substance) · sk púder (cosmetic product) · sh пра̀шина (fine particles of any dry substance) · uk пу́дра (fine particles of any dry substance) · la pulvis (fine particles of any dry substance) · te పొడి (fine particles of any dry substance) · ur پاؤُڈَر (fine particles of any dry substance) · sl puder (cosmetic product) · he פּוּדְרָה (cosmetic product) · sq pluhur (fine particles of any dry substance) · lv pulveris (fine particles of any dry substance) · xal тадхн (fine particles of any dry substance) · ru пу́дра (cosmetic product) · is duft (fine particles of any dry substance) · bg пу́дра (fine particles of any dry substance) · cmn 粉 (fine particles of any dry substance) · tg упа (cosmetic product) · acw مَسْحوق (fine particles of any dry substance) · as গুড়া (fine particles of any dry substance) · txb pāwe (fine particles of any dry substance) · el σκόνη (fine particles of any dry substance) · tr pudra (cosmetic product) · mi nehu (fine particles of any dry substance) · nl poeder (cosmetic product) · ko 가루 (fine particles of any dry substance) · ota توز (fine particles of any dry substance) · es polvo (fine particles of any dry substance) · km ខ្ញម (fine particles of any dry substance) · hsb próšk (fine particles of any dry substance) · cmn 粉末 (fine particles of any dry substance) · et pulber (fine particles of any dry substance) · fr poudre (fine particles of any dry substance) · uz upa (cosmetic product) · et puuder (cosmetic product) · yi פּודער (fine particles of any dry substance) · my အမှုန့် (fine particles of any dry substance) · sl prah (fine particles of any dry substance) · mr पूड (fine particles of any dry substance) · tg хока (fine particles of any dry substance) · tl pulbo (fine particles of any dry substance) · dng мянмянзы (fine particles of any dry substance) · lo ຝຸ່ນ (fine particles of any dry substance) · sh prȃh (fine particles of any dry substance) · ms serbuk (fine particles of any dry substance) · nl poeder (fine particles of any dry substance) · sh púder (cosmetic product) · tr pudra (fine particles of any dry substance) · be пу́дра (fine particles of any dry substance) · ur پاؤُڈَر (cosmetic product) · th ผง (fine particles of any dry substance) · kk ұнтақ (fine particles of any dry substance) · da pulver (fine particles of any dry substance) · la favīlla (fine particles of any dry substance) · ro pudră (fine particles of any dry substance) · fi jauhe (fine particles of any dry substance) · nn pudder (fine particles of any dry substance) · sv stoft (fine particles of any dry substance) · mk прав (fine particles of any dry substance) · gd fùdar (fine particles of any dry substance) · dlg бургалкай (fine particles of any dry substance) · sh пра̑х (fine particles of any dry substance) · uk порошо́к (fine particles of any dry substance) · be пу́дра (cosmetic product) · ur غازَہ (cosmetic product) · az kirşan (cosmetic product) · nb pudder (cosmetic product) · te చూర్ణము (fine particles of any dry substance) · az توز (fine particles of any dry substance) · tg гард (fine particles of any dry substance) · id bubuk (fine particles of any dry substance) · ar بُودْرَة (cosmetic product) · ru пу́дра (fine particles of any dry substance) · hu púder (cosmetic product) · ta தூள் (fine particles of any dry substance) · bg пу́дра (cosmetic product) · ka ფხვნილი (fine particles of any dry substance) · sh prašak (fine particles of any dry substance) · tyz bưa (fine particles of any dry substance) · de Puder (cosmetic product) · cmn 粉 (cosmetic product) · sh pràšina (fine particles of any dry substance) · fa-ira پودْر (fine particles of any dry substance) · hi चूर्ण (fine particles of any dry substance) · fa-ira پودْر (cosmetic product) · da pudder (cosmetic product) · mww hmoov (fine particles of any dry substance) · ast polvu (fine particles of any dry substance) · nn pulver (fine particles of any dry substance) · ha hōdā̀ (fine particles of any dry substance) · az ağartı (cosmetic product) · as গুৰি (fine particles of any dry substance) · hi पाउडर (cosmetic product) · ccc ijpe (fine particles of any dry substance) · pt pó (fine particles of any dry substance) · gl po (fine particles of any dry substance) · vi phấn (cosmetic product) · vi bột (fine particles of any dry substance) · sk prach (fine particles of any dry substance) · lt milteliai (fine particles of any dry substance) · fa پودْر (cosmetic product) · ky порошок (fine particles of any dry substance) · ky күкүм (fine particles of any dry substance) · cy pylor (fine particles of any dry substance) · sv puder (cosmetic product) · bg пра́хче (fine particles of any dry substance) · ro pudră (cosmetic product) · hy փոշի (fine particles of any dry substance) · uz kukun (fine particles of any dry substance) · cs prášek (fine particles of any dry substance) · hy դիմափոշի (cosmetic product) · rm pulvra (fine particles of any dry substance) · sa धूलि (fine particles of any dry substance) · fo pulvur (fine particles of any dry substance) · as গুড়ি (fine particles of any dry substance) · ar مَسْحُوق (fine particles of any dry substance) · az ənlik (cosmetic product) · ta பொடி (fine particles of any dry substance) · az poroşok (fine particles of any dry substance) · hi पाउडार (fine particles of any dry substance)