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Meanings of powder in English

Portuguese
pólvora
Catalan
pólvora
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A mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks.

pólvora
Portuguese
pó
Catalan
pols
Spanish
polvo

A solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized.

pó
Portuguese
esmiuçar
Catalan
polvoritzar-se

Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust.

esmiuçar

Any kind of solid material divided in particles of very small size.

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Examples for "pulverize"
Examples for "pulverize"
1
Matthew's arm moved quickly and with enough power to pulverize a human's bones.
The Book of Life
2
Stone buildings might crumble and pulverize beneath bombs, but they didn't catch fire.
The Information Officer
3
Every time I got on the mat, Clarisse would pulverize me.
The Lightning Thief
4
Enough to pulverize your brains for the rest of your life!
The Luckiest Girl in the School
5
I'm still waiting for the right opportunity to pulverize you.
The Sea of Monsters
1
Our hideous bodies pulverise that strength, horrifying the strong into letting go.'
The Pilo Family Circus
2
The hand can bear, without inconvenience, a sand-shower which would pulverise glass.
Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, an...
3
The motors are even tough enough to pulverise frozen fruit to a sorbet.
The Daily Telegraph
4
He says the mills of the gods grind slowly, but they pulverise middling fine.
Remarks
5
Enough earth to pulverise and drown and bury us all.
Sharper than a serpent's tooth
1
Since maltodextrin itself is generally flavorless (only slightly sweet), it does not substantially alter the flavor of the product that is being "powderized."
Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food
Usage of powder in English
1
Groceries often sent home include cooking oil, sugar, rice, and washing powder.
The South African
2
The stranger drew the trigger, and the powder flashed in the pan.
The Ruby of Kishmoor
3
She needed to change out of work clothes and powder her cheeks.
Solomon's oak: a novel
4
Should be some good powder skiing tomorrow, he said, parroting my enthusiasm.
Crazy for the storm: a memoir of survival
5
Ask the rabble which they want: a bitter yellow powder or war.
The brazen gambit
6
I wonder how long it will take for the powder to work.
The kommandant's girl
7
Today, the powder-like slopes are open to any who like a challenge.
BBC
8
I wouldn't ask mich to take a powder on you, right now.
Mildred Pierce
9
Make the chocolate sauce by combining the cocoa powder, water and sugar.
The Irish Times
10
The powder in his hair was clotted in little streaks of white.
The Unspeakable Gentleman
11
The days of having to keep your powder dry are long past.
Burnt Offerings
12
You can also use metal foil, paper wadding, sand, clay...sometimes, baby powder.'
Quantico
13
Did just as the Headmaster said, right down to the Sorrowshot powder.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
14
We used Rinso soap powder with carbolic soap to help remove stains.
The Irish Times
15
It was in the days of black powder, and the smoke hung.
Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography
16
The powder from it lay in a black heap upon the floor.
The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard
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Spanish
polvo
Powder through the time
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