Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also
poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour,
mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. Polverine, Pulverize.]
1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced
by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it
falls by decay; dust.
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Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak.
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2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.;
gunpowder. See Gunpowder.
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Atlas powder, Baking powder, etc. See under Atlas,
Baking, etc.
Powder down (Zool.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of
powder-down feathers.
Powder-down feather (Zool.), one of a peculiar kind of
modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain
parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a
scaly exfoliation.
Powder-down patch (Zool.), a tuft or patch of powder-down
feathers.
Powder hose, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in
diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines.
--Farrow.
Powder hoy (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry
powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually
painted red and carry a red flag.
Powder magazine, or Powder room. See Magazine, 2.
Powder mine, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See Mine.
Powder monkey (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war
vessels to carry powder; a powder boy.
Powder post. See Dry rot, under Dry.
Powder puff. See Puff, n.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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168 Moby Thesaurus words for "powder":
Ballistite, TNT, abrade, abscond, absquatulate, air pollution,
atomize, attritus, balm, balsam, base, beat, besprinkle, bran,
bray, bread, break up, brecciate, buck, cellulose nitrate,
clown white, coat, cold cream, come to dust, comminute, compact,
contriturate, cordite, cosmetics, cosmic dust, cover, crumb,
crumble, crumble into dust, crumble to dust, crush, decamp,
disappear, disintegrate, dog it, dot, dredge, drops, drug,
drugstore complexion, dust, dust ball, dynamite, effloresce,
efflorescence, electuary, elixir, escape, ethical drug, explosive,
eye shadow, eyebrow pencil, fall to dust, fall to pieces, fallout,
farina, filings, flour, foundation, foundation cream, fragment,
generic name, grain, granulate, granulize, grate, greasepaint,
grind, grind to powder, grits, groats, gunpowder, hand cream,
hand lotion, herbs, high explosive, inhalant, kittens, lam,
levigate, lincture, linctus, lint, lip rouge, lipstick, make off,
makeup, mascara, mash, materia medica, meal, medicament,
medication, medicinal, medicinal herbs, medicine, melinite, mill,
mixture, mudpack, nail polish, nitrocotton, nitroglycerin,
nonprescription drug, officinal, paint, patent medicine, pepper,
pestle, pharmacon, physic, plastic explosive, pound, powder puff,
preparation, prescription drug, proprietary, proprietary medicine,
proprietary name, puff, pulverize, pussies, raspings,
reduce to powder, rouge, run away, sawdust, scrunch, shard, shred,
simples, skedaddle, skip, skip out, smash, smokeless powder, smut,
soot, spatter, speck, speckle, splatter, split, spot, sprinkle,
squash, stud, syrup, take a powder, take off, talc, talcum,
talcum powder, theraputant, tisane, trinitrotoluol, triturate,
vanish, vanishing cream, vanity case, vegetable remedies,
villanous saltpetre, war paint
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also
poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour,
mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. Polverine, Pulverize.]
1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced
by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it
falls by decay; dust.
Grind their bones to powder small. --Shak.
2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.;
gunpowder. See Gunpowder.
Atlas powder, Baking powder, etc. See under Atlas,
Baking, etc.
Powder down (Zo["o]l.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation,
of powder-down feathers.
Powder-down feather (Zo["o]l.), one of a peculiar kind of
modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain
parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a
scaly exfoliation.
Powder-down patch (Zo["o]l.), a tuft or patch of
powder-down feathers.
Powder hose, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in
diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines.
--Farrow.
Powder hoy (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry
powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually
painted red and carry a red flag.
Powder magazine, or Powder room. See Magazine, 2.
Powder mine, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See Mine.
Powder monkey (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war
vessels to carry powder; a powder boy.
Powder post. See Dry rot, under Dry.
Powder puff. See Puff, n.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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