powder

powder is a 6-letter English word with 12 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust.
2. noun. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See Gunpowder.
3. transitive verb. To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate.
4. transitive verb. To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair.
5. transitive verb. To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat.
6. intransitive verb. To be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some salts powder easily.
7. intransitive verb. To use powder on the hair or skin; as, she paints and powders.
8. noun. any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder
9. noun. a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

   Synonyms: pulverisation, pulverization

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

    Synonyms: gunpowder

11. verb. apply powder to

    "She powdered her nose"

    "The King wears a powdered wig"

12. verb. make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

    "pulverize the grains"

    Synonyms: powderise, powderize, pulverise, pulverize

Synonyms

pulverisation, pulverization, gunpowder, powderise, powderize, pulverise, pulverize

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in powder:

prowed

Common word forms

powders, powdered, powderer, powdering, powderise, powderize, powderable, powderless

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