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Meanings of powder in English
A solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized.
Usage of powder in English
1
Groceries often sent home include cooking oil, sugar, rice, and washing powder.
2
The stranger drew the trigger, and the powder flashed in the pan.
3
She needed to change out of work clothes and powder her cheeks.
4
Should be some good powder skiing tomorrow, he said, parroting my enthusiasm.
5
Ask the rabble which they want: a bitter yellow powder or war.
6
I wonder how long it will take for the powder to work.
7
Today, the powder-like slopes are open to any who like a challenge.
8
I wouldn't ask mich to take a powder on you, right now.
9
Make the chocolate sauce by combining the cocoa powder, water and sugar.
10
The powder in his hair was clotted in little streaks of white.
11
The days of having to keep your powder dry are long past.
12
You can also use metal foil, paper wadding, sand, clay...sometimes, baby powder.'
13
Did just as the Headmaster said, right down to the Sorrowshot powder.
14
We used Rinso soap powder with carbolic soap to help remove stains.
15
It was in the days of black powder, and the smoke hung.
16
The powder from it lay in a black heap upon the floor.
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South Africa
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New Zealand
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