POWDERING Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word powdering. (close relations)
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| pulverize | verbv | |||||
verb • make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust • destroy completely • become powder or dust | ||||||
| comminute | verbv | |||||
verb • reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading | ||||||
| grind | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious • the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground • hard monotonous routine work • the act of grinding to a powder or dust verb • press or grind with a crushing noise • make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together • work hard • dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced • reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading • created by grinding • shape or form by grinding | ||||||
| gunpowder | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks | ||||||
| pound | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) • 16 ounces avoirdupois • the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence • a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy • the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters • formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence • the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters • the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents • a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec • a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) • a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) verb • hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument • strike or drive against with a heavy impact • move heavily or clumsily • move rhythmically • partition off into compartments • shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits • place or shut up in a pound • break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle | ||||||
| powderise | adverbadv | |||||
verb • become powder or dust • make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust | ||||||
| powderize | verbv | |||||
verb • become powder or dust • make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust | ||||||
| pulverisation | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized • the act of grinding to a powder or dust • annihilation by pulverizing something | ||||||
| pulverise | verbv | |||||
verb • destroy completely • become powder or dust • make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust | ||||||
| pulverization | nounn | |||||
noun • a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized • the act of grinding to a powder or dust • annihilation by pulverizing something | ||||||
| triturate | verbv | |||||
verb • To grind to a fine powder, to pulverize. • To mix two solid reactants by repeated grinding and stirring. • To break up biological tissue into individual cells via passage through a narrow opening such as a hypodermic needle. | ||||||
