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Word: Powder
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French poudre, from Latin pulvis, pulver- ‘dust’
ˈpaʊdə
fine, dry particles produced by the grinding, crushing, or disintegration of a solid substance
Short Definition:fine dry particles produced by crushing solid substance
Examples:- add four tablespoons of cocoa powder
- crush the poppy seeds to a powder
loose, dry, newly fallen snow
Short Definition:newly fallen snow
Examples:- in Aspen, blue skies and good powder drew in record numbers
- the promise of fresh powder snow brought more than 1300 excited guests to the mountain
- powder skiing
Word: Powder
Speech Type: Verb
ˈpaʊdə
apply cosmetic powder to (the face or body)
Short Definition:apply powder to
Examples:- she powdered her face and put on a dab of perfume
reduce (a substance) to a powder by drying or crushing it
Short Definition:reduce to powder
Examples:- then the rose petals are dried and powdered
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