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noun
- Powder of other material.
- Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.
- (US standards of identity) The food made by grinding and bolting cleaned wheat (not durum or red durum) until it meets specified levels of fineness, dryness, and freedom from bran and germ, also containing any of certain enzymes, ascorbic acid, and certain bleaching agents.
- fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
verb
noun
adj
verb
- To be powdery or granular.
- (intransitive, of birds) To take a dust bath.
- (transitive, figurative) To crush or subdue; to overwhelm.
- (transitive) To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverise.
- (ambitransitive, agriculture) To break up soil or organic matter into a fine, powdery texture, often by means of a special plow.
verb
- apply powder to
- make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
- (intransitive) To turn into powder; to become powdery.
- (transitive) To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder.
- (intransitive, slang) To depart suddenly; to "take a powder".
- (transitive) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.
- (intransitive) To use powder on the hair or skin.
noun
- any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder
- a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
- a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
- Ellipsis of powder blue, a color.
- (informal) Ellipsis of powder snow; light, dry, fluffy snow.
- The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
- (cosmetics) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
- An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
verb
- make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
- become powder or dust
- destroy completely
- (transitive) To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.
- (transitive, figurative) To defeat soundly, thrash.
- (intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.
- (transitive) To render into dust or powder.
noun
- a powdery deposit on a surface
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- the organic process of bearing flowers
- reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
- a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- the best time of youth
- The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.
- A natural protective coating on an eggshell.
- The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.
- (Philippines, fandom slang, usually in the plural) A fan of Filipino girl group BINI.
- A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
- (video games) The increase in bullet spread over time as a gun's trigger is kept held.
- Rosy colour; the flush or glow on a person's cheek.
- (countable, uncountable) An algal bloom.
- (uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
- (collective) Flowers.
- (television) An undesirable halo effect that may occur when a very bright region is displayed next to a very dark region of the screen.
- (collective) A group of ladybugs.
- (cooking) A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.
- The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process.
- A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.
- (mineralogy) A bright-hued variety of some minerals.
- (figuratively) A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.
- Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness.
verb
- produce or yield flowers
- (cooking) To hydrate ingredients (such as gelatin or yeast) before using them.
- (transitive) To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of a person, business, etc, to flourish; to be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigour; to show beauty and freshness.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To spread; to slowly expand like a field of flowers that blossom in fits and spurts.
- (transitive) To cause to blossom; to make flourish.
- (cooking) To let carbon dioxide to escape from coffee in order to improve the taste.
- (intransitive) Of a plant, to produce blooms; to open its blooms.
- (cooking) To bring out the flavor of a spice by cooking it in oil.
- (intransitive, cooking, of chocolate) To develop a layer of bloom (white, spotty areas of cocoa butter) due to repeated warming and cooling.
noun
- a powdery deposit on a surface
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- any red eruption of the skin
- the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
- (chemistry) The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere.
- (botany) The production of flowers.
- (geology) An encrustation of soluble salts, deposited on rock or soil by evaporation; often found in arid or geothermal environments.
- (figurative) Rapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc.
- (construction) An encrustation of soluble salts, commonly white, deposited on the surface of stone, brick, plaster, or mortar; usually caused by free alkalies leached from mortar or adjacent concrete as moisture moves through it.
- (pathology) A redness, rash, or eruption on the skin.
noun
- Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
- the act of grinding to a powder or dust
- A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
- A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
- (uncountable, slang) Hustle; hard work.
- A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
- (uncountable, music) Clipping of grindcore (“subgenre of heavy metal”).
- A tedious and laborious task.
- The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
- 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
verb
- (transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
- (sports, intransitive) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
- (slang, Hawaii) To eat.
- (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
- To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
- (slang) To rub one's body against another's in a sexual way; to frottage.
- To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
- (transitive) To shape with the force of friction.
- (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
- (transitive) To operate by turning a crank.
- To instill through repetitive teaching.
- (video games) To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
- (intransitive, slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
- (transitive, slang) To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
- (intransitive) To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
- (transitive) To oppress, hold down or weaken.
- (slang, intransitive) To rotate the hips erotically.
- make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
- reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
- press or grind with a crushing noise
- created by grinding
- 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
- work hard
- shape or form by grinding
noun
- the act of grinding to a powder or dust
- machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
- a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- One thousandth part in millage rates of property tax.
- (historical) A prison treadmill.
- (collectible card games) A strategy centered on depleting the opponent's deck.
- One thousandth of a US dollar, or one tenth of a cent.
- A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.
- (engineering, manufacturing) Alternative form of mil (“one thousandth of an inch”).
- A milling cutter used on such a machine.
- (mining) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.
- (CB radio slang) A typewriter used to transcribe messages received.
- A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
- (US military slang, World War I, World War II) A military prison, either guardhouse or post prison.
- (collectible card games) Discarding a card from one's deck.
- (figurative, derogatory) An institution or pseudo-institutional business awarding credentials (such as diplomas, degrees, certificates, or certifications) of either dubious value or fraudulent nature; one selling essays or other documents for the buyers (usually students) to fraudulently pass off as their own.
- A milling machine for machining of solid metal, wood, or plastic.
- The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
- A line of three matching pieces in nine men's morris and related games.
- (informal) Clipping of millimeter.
- The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, such as a coin or screw.
- The building complex housing such a plant; the place of business comprising such buildings and their grounds.
- (informal) An engine.
- A machine for grinding and polishing.
- (figurative, usually derogatory) An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality. (The notion of churning out massive amounts indiscriminately underlies the figurative metaphor.)
- A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materials.
- (military slang, World War I, World War II) A delousing station: a cootie mill.
- (die sinking) A hardened steel roller with a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, such as copper.
- (informal) Alternative form of mil (“million”).
- (mining) A passage underground through which ore is shot.
verb
- roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
- produce a ridge around the edge of
- move about in a confused manner
- grind with a mill
- (transitive) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
- (intransitive) To undergo hulling.
- (transitive) To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.
- (transitive) To cause to mill, or circle around.
- (intransitive, slang) To take part in a fistfight; to box.
- (transitive, collectible card games) To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile.
- (zoology, of air-breathing creatures) To swim underwater.
- (transitive, mining) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.
- (zoology, of a whale) To swim suddenly in a new direction.
- (transitive, Hearthstone) To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.
- To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
- (transitive) To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
- (intransitive, followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.
- (transitive) To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
- (transitive, slang) To beat; to pound.
- (transitive) To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.
noun
- A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
- (geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
- a substance that abrades or wears down
adj
noun
- Fine powder; flour.
- (Scotland) Zest, energy; pluck; sagacity; quickness of apprehension; gumption; spirit; mettle.
- The powder or finest part of ground malt.
- (mining) Smitham.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England) Ore small enough to pass through the wire bottom of a sieve.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England) A layer of clay or shale between two beds of coal.
adj
- Powdery and resembling dust.
- Covered with dust.
- (figurative) Old; outdated; stuffily traditional.
- Grey or greyish.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Ugly, disgusting (a general term of abuse).
- (British, slang, chiefly in negative constructions) Ugly, unwell, inadequate, bad.
- covered with a layer of dust
- lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
noun
- An old bottle of spirits that has been kept for a long time.
- (military, slang) A supply petty officer.
- (possibly only in the plural) A clump of dust; a dust bunny.
- A migrant farmer from the dustbowl.
- (informal) A miller (from the image of millers being covered in flour dust).
- A dustman.
- A recording of music from another era, especially R&B; an oldie.
- A person of mixed race who has a swarthy complexion.
- A medium-brown color.
- An old person, especially one who is unwilling to change with the times.
- (rare) A duststorm.
noun
- Talcum powder.
- A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses.
- a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
verb
noun
- (usually) The powder form of this drug, specifically.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry, pharmacology) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.
- (countable) Any chemical derivative of this drug.
- a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
verb
noun
- (uncountable) Any substance reduced to fine particles; powder.
- fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
- (cryptocurrencies) Tiny amounts of cryptocurrency left over after a transaction due to rounding error.
- (countable) The act of cleaning by dusting.
- (figurative) Something worthless.
- (uncountable, astronomy) Submicron particles in outer space, largely silicates and carbon compounds, that contribute greatly to extinction at visible wavelengths.
- (countable, figurative) A tumult, disturbance, commotion, uproar.
- (countable, mathematics) A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure.
- (British, colloquial) Rubbish, garbage, refuse.
- The earthly remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.
- (figurative) A low or mean condition.
- (countable) A cloud of dust.
- (countable, colloquial) A fight or row.
- The earth as the resting place of the dead.
- (figurative) The substance of the human body or mortal frame.
- (uncountable) Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, etc.
- (poetic) Earth, ground, soil, sediment.
- (countable) The act of sprinkling dust, or a sprinkle of dust itself.
- (uncountable, occupational health) Disintegration of a solid, like silica.
- free microscopic particles of solid material
- the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
verb
- (transitive) To spray or cover (something) with fine powder or liquid, to sprinkle.
- (transitive) To remove dust from.
- (transitive, chiefly US slang) To kill.
- (transitive, now colloquial or dialectal) To strike, beat, thrash.
- (transitive, chiefly US slang) To defeat badly, to thrash.
- (intransitive, chiefly US slang) To leave quickly; to rush off.
- (intransitive) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
- (transitive, baseball) To deliberately pitch a ball close to (a batter); to brush back.
- (intransitive or reflexive) Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
- (transitive) To sprinkle (a substance) in the form of dust.
- (cryptocurrencies) To attempt to identify the owner of (a cryptocurrency wallet) by sending tiny amounts of cryptocurrency.
- remove the dust from
- rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
- distribute loosely
- cover with a light dusting of a substance
noun
- A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder.
- (biology) Any color in plant or animal cells.
- dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
- a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
- any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
verb
noun
- A layer of such a substance.
- (historical, Catholicism ecclesiastical) A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.
- An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
- (historical, Protestantism ecclesiastical) Any of various similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.
- Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.
- A layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation; undermakeup.
- A person who prunes trees.
- A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
- (medicine, zoology) A pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system.
- A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, (especially) in airplanes.
- A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting.
- (biochemistry, genetics) A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, (especially) a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication.
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- an introductory textbook
verb
- To powder; to pulverize.
- To heat and spice something, such as wine.
- (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
- To join two or more individual windows at mullions.
- To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.
- To dull or stupefy.
- reflect deeply on a subject
- heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink
noun
- (Scotland) A promontory.
- The gauze used in bookbinding to adhere a text block to a book's cover.
- An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
- (dialectal, Northern England) Dirt, dust, or other waste matter.
- Friable forest humus that forms a layer of mixed organic matter and mineral soil and merges gradually into the mineral soil beneath.
- A stew of meat, broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers.
- A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
- A thin, soft muslin.
- (uncountable) Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking.
- a term used in Scottish names of promontories
noun
- A similar substance based on another metal.
- (philately) Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.
- The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide).
- A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus (Pucciniales).
- A reddish-brown color.
- a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi
- a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
- A strong reddish brown color.
- the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
- any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
verb
- (intransitive) Of a black cat or its fur, to turn rust-coloured following long periods of exposure to sunlight.
- (intransitive) To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.
- (intransitive) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
- (transitive) To cause to oxidize.
- (ambitransitive, figuratively) To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.
- become coated with oxide
- cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
- become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
adj
noun
- a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
- a short light gust of air
- exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
- thick cushion used as a seat
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
- a light inflated pastry or puff shell
- (uncountable) The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.
- A puffball.
- (uncountable, slang) The drug cannabis.
- (countable) A flamboyant or alluring statement of praise.
- (countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
- (countable) A sudden but small gust of wind, smoke, etc.
- (genetics) A region of a chromosome exhibiting a local increase in diameter.
- A portion of fabric gathered up so as to be left full in the middle.
- (derogatory, chiefly Northern England, slang) Synonym of poof: a gay man; especially one who is effeminate.
- (informal, countable) An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
- A powder puff.
- (countable) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
- (countable) A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.
adj
verb
- make proud or conceited
- speak in a blustering or scornful manner
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
- suck in or take (air)
- to swell or cause to enlarge
- smoke and exhale strongly
- praise extravagantly
- blow hard and loudly
- To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate.
- To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, etc.; often with up.
- To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
- To blow as an expression of scorn.
- (intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
- To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
- To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
- To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
- To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
- (intransitive) To pant.
noun
- powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster
- A paste-like substance that fills a gap.
- A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster.
- Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.
verb
noun
- Powder of other material.
- Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.
- (US standards of identity) The food made by grinding and bolting cleaned wheat (not durum or red durum) until it meets specified levels of fineness, dryness, and freedom from bran and germ, also containing any of certain enzymes, ascorbic acid, and certain bleaching agents.
- fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
verb
noun
adj
verb
- To be powdery or granular.
- (intransitive, of birds) To take a dust bath.
- (transitive, figurative) To crush or subdue; to overwhelm.
- (transitive) To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverise.
- (ambitransitive, agriculture) To break up soil or organic matter into a fine, powdery texture, often by means of a special plow.
noun
- a powdery deposit on a surface
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- the organic process of bearing flowers
- reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
- a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- the best time of youth
- The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.
- A natural protective coating on an eggshell.
- The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.
- (Philippines, fandom slang, usually in the plural) A fan of Filipino girl group BINI.
- A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
- (video games) The increase in bullet spread over time as a gun's trigger is kept held.
- Rosy colour; the flush or glow on a person's cheek.
- (countable, uncountable) An algal bloom.
- (uncountable) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
- (collective) Flowers.
- (television) An undesirable halo effect that may occur when a very bright region is displayed next to a very dark region of the screen.
- (collective) A group of ladybugs.
- (cooking) A white area of cocoa butter that forms on the surface of chocolate when warmed and cooled.
- The spongy mass of metal formed in a furnace by the smelting process.
- A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather.
- (mineralogy) A bright-hued variety of some minerals.
- (figuratively) A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms.
- Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness.
verb
- produce or yield flowers
- (cooking) To hydrate ingredients (such as gelatin or yeast) before using them.
- (transitive) To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of a person, business, etc, to flourish; to be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigour; to show beauty and freshness.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To spread; to slowly expand like a field of flowers that blossom in fits and spurts.
- (transitive) To cause to blossom; to make flourish.
- (cooking) To let carbon dioxide to escape from coffee in order to improve the taste.
- (intransitive) Of a plant, to produce blooms; to open its blooms.
- (cooking) To bring out the flavor of a spice by cooking it in oil.
- (intransitive, cooking, of chocolate) To develop a layer of bloom (white, spotty areas of cocoa butter) due to repeated warming and cooling.
noun
- a powdery deposit on a surface
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- any red eruption of the skin
- the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
- (chemistry) The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere.
- (botany) The production of flowers.
- (geology) An encrustation of soluble salts, deposited on rock or soil by evaporation; often found in arid or geothermal environments.
- (figurative) Rapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc.
- (construction) An encrustation of soluble salts, commonly white, deposited on the surface of stone, brick, plaster, or mortar; usually caused by free alkalies leached from mortar or adjacent concrete as moisture moves through it.
- (pathology) A redness, rash, or eruption on the skin.
noun
- Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
- the act of grinding to a powder or dust
- A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
- A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
- (uncountable, slang) Hustle; hard work.
- A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
- (uncountable, music) Clipping of grindcore (“subgenre of heavy metal”).
- A tedious and laborious task.
- The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
- 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
verb
- (transitive) To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
- (sports, intransitive) To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
- (slang, Hawaii) To eat.
- (slang) To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
- To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
- (slang) To rub one's body against another's in a sexual way; to frottage.
- To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
- (transitive) To shape with the force of friction.
- (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
- (transitive) To operate by turning a crank.
- To instill through repetitive teaching.
- (video games) To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
- (intransitive, slang) To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
- (transitive, slang) To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
- (intransitive) To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
- (transitive) To oppress, hold down or weaken.
- (slang, intransitive) To rotate the hips erotically.
- make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
- reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
- press or grind with a crushing noise
- created by grinding
- 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
- work hard
- shape or form by grinding
noun
- the act of grinding to a powder or dust
- machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
- a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- One thousandth part in millage rates of property tax.
- (historical) A prison treadmill.
- (collectible card games) A strategy centered on depleting the opponent's deck.
- One thousandth of a US dollar, or one tenth of a cent.
- A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; any similar apparatus that otherwise processes.
- (engineering, manufacturing) Alternative form of mil (“one thousandth of an inch”).
- A milling cutter used on such a machine.
- (mining) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained.
- (CB radio slang) A typewriter used to transcribe messages received.
- A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
- (US military slang, World War I, World War II) A military prison, either guardhouse or post prison.
- (collectible card games) Discarding a card from one's deck.
- (figurative, derogatory) An institution or pseudo-institutional business awarding credentials (such as diplomas, degrees, certificates, or certifications) of either dubious value or fraudulent nature; one selling essays or other documents for the buyers (usually students) to fraudulently pass off as their own.
- A milling machine for machining of solid metal, wood, or plastic.
- The building housing such a grinding apparatus; also, any similar building that houses a similarly material activity (such as weaving, fulling, dying, etc.); the place of business comprising such a building and its outbuildings and grounds.
- A line of three matching pieces in nine men's morris and related games.
- (informal) Clipping of millimeter.
- The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, such as a coin or screw.
- The building complex housing such a plant; the place of business comprising such buildings and their grounds.
- (informal) An engine.
- A machine for grinding and polishing.
- (figurative, usually derogatory) An establishment that handles a certain type of situation or procedure routinely, or produces large quantities of an item without much regard to quality. (The notion of churning out massive amounts indiscriminately underlies the figurative metaphor.)
- A manufacturing plant for paper, steel, textiles, flooring, and some other kinds of materials.
- (military slang, World War I, World War II) A delousing station: a cootie mill.
- (die sinking) A hardened steel roller with a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, such as copper.
- (informal) Alternative form of mil (“million”).
- (mining) A passage underground through which ore is shot.
verb
- roll out (metal) with a rolling machine
- produce a ridge around the edge of
- move about in a confused manner
- grind with a mill
- (transitive) To grind or otherwise process in a mill or other machine.
- (intransitive) To undergo hulling.
- (transitive) To roll (steel, etc.) into bars.
- (transitive) To cause to mill, or circle around.
- (intransitive, slang) To take part in a fistfight; to box.
- (transitive, collectible card games) To move (a card) from a deck to the discard pile.
- (zoology, of air-breathing creatures) To swim underwater.
- (transitive, mining) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.
- (zoology, of a whale) To swim suddenly in a new direction.
- (transitive, Hearthstone) To destroy (a card) due to having a full hand.
- To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.
- (transitive) To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine.
- (intransitive, followed by around, about, etc.) To move about in an aimless fashion.
- (transitive) To engrave one or more grooves or a pattern around the edge of (a cylindrical object such as a coin).
- (transitive, slang) To beat; to pound.
- (transitive) To make (drinking chocolate) frothy, as by churning.
verb
- apply powder to
- make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
- (intransitive) To turn into powder; to become powdery.
- (transitive) To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder.
- (intransitive, slang) To depart suddenly; to "take a powder".
- (transitive) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.
- (intransitive) To use powder on the hair or skin.
noun
- any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder
- a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
- a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
- Ellipsis of powder blue, a color.
- (informal) Ellipsis of powder snow; light, dry, fluffy snow.
- The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
- (cosmetics) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
- An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
noun
- A hard inorganic substance or material consisting in powder or granule form such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
- (geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
- a substance that abrades or wears down
adj
noun
- Fine powder; flour.
- (Scotland) Zest, energy; pluck; sagacity; quickness of apprehension; gumption; spirit; mettle.
- The powder or finest part of ground malt.
- (mining) Smitham.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England) Ore small enough to pass through the wire bottom of a sieve.
- (UK dialectal, Northern England) A layer of clay or shale between two beds of coal.
noun
- Talcum powder.
- A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses.
- a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
verb
noun
- (usually) The powder form of this drug, specifically.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry, pharmacology) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.
- (countable) Any chemical derivative of this drug.
- a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
verb
noun
- (uncountable) Any substance reduced to fine particles; powder.
- fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
- (cryptocurrencies) Tiny amounts of cryptocurrency left over after a transaction due to rounding error.
- (countable) The act of cleaning by dusting.
- (figurative) Something worthless.
- (uncountable, astronomy) Submicron particles in outer space, largely silicates and carbon compounds, that contribute greatly to extinction at visible wavelengths.
- (countable, figurative) A tumult, disturbance, commotion, uproar.
- (countable, mathematics) A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure.
- (British, colloquial) Rubbish, garbage, refuse.
- The earthly remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.
- (figurative) A low or mean condition.
- (countable) A cloud of dust.
- (countable, colloquial) A fight or row.
- The earth as the resting place of the dead.
- (figurative) The substance of the human body or mortal frame.
- (uncountable) Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, etc.
- (poetic) Earth, ground, soil, sediment.
- (countable) The act of sprinkling dust, or a sprinkle of dust itself.
- (uncountable, occupational health) Disintegration of a solid, like silica.
- free microscopic particles of solid material
- the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
verb
- (transitive) To spray or cover (something) with fine powder or liquid, to sprinkle.
- (transitive) To remove dust from.
- (transitive, chiefly US slang) To kill.
- (transitive, now colloquial or dialectal) To strike, beat, thrash.
- (transitive, chiefly US slang) To defeat badly, to thrash.
- (intransitive, chiefly US slang) To leave quickly; to rush off.
- (intransitive) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
- (transitive, baseball) To deliberately pitch a ball close to (a batter); to brush back.
- (intransitive or reflexive) Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
- (transitive) To sprinkle (a substance) in the form of dust.
- (cryptocurrencies) To attempt to identify the owner of (a cryptocurrency wallet) by sending tiny amounts of cryptocurrency.
- remove the dust from
- rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
- distribute loosely
- cover with a light dusting of a substance
noun
- A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder.
- (biology) Any color in plant or animal cells.
- dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
- a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
- any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
verb
noun
- A layer of such a substance.
- (historical, Catholicism ecclesiastical) A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.
- An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
- (historical, Protestantism ecclesiastical) Any of various similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.
- Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.
- A layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation; undermakeup.
- A person who prunes trees.
- A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
- (medicine, zoology) A pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system.
- A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, (especially) in airplanes.
- A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting.
- (biochemistry, genetics) A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, (especially) a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication.
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- an introductory textbook
noun
- A similar substance based on another metal.
- (philately) Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.
- The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide).
- A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus (Pucciniales).
- A reddish-brown color.
- a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi
- a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
- A strong reddish brown color.
- the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
- any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
verb
- (intransitive) Of a black cat or its fur, to turn rust-coloured following long periods of exposure to sunlight.
- (intransitive) To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.
- (intransitive) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
- (transitive) To cause to oxidize.
- (ambitransitive, figuratively) To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.
- become coated with oxide
- cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
- become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
adj
noun
- a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
- a short light gust of air
- exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
- thick cushion used as a seat
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
- a light inflated pastry or puff shell
- (uncountable) The ability to breathe easily while exerting oneself.
- A puffball.
- (uncountable, slang) The drug cannabis.
- (countable) A flamboyant or alluring statement of praise.
- (countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.
- (countable) A sudden but small gust of wind, smoke, etc.
- (genetics) A region of a chromosome exhibiting a local increase in diameter.
- A portion of fabric gathered up so as to be left full in the middle.
- (derogatory, chiefly Northern England, slang) Synonym of poof: a gay man; especially one who is effeminate.
- (informal, countable) An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.
- A powder puff.
- (countable) A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
- (countable) A light cake filled with cream, cream cheese, etc.
adj
verb
- make proud or conceited
- speak in a blustering or scornful manner
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
- suck in or take (air)
- to swell or cause to enlarge
- smoke and exhale strongly
- praise extravagantly
- blow hard and loudly
- To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate.
- To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, etc.; often with up.
- To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated.
- To blow as an expression of scorn.
- (intransitive) To emit smoke, gas, etc., in puffs.
- To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
- To drive with a puff, or with puffs.
- To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.
- To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner; hence, to assume importance.
- (intransitive) To pant.
noun
- powder (containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste used to fill cracks and holes in plaster
- A paste-like substance that fills a gap.
- A plastic paste meant for filling cracks and holes in plaster.
- Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.
verb
verb
- apply powder to
- make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
- (intransitive) To turn into powder; to become powdery.
- (transitive) To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder.
- (intransitive, slang) To depart suddenly; to "take a powder".
- (transitive) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.
- (intransitive) To use powder on the hair or skin.
noun
- any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder
- a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
- a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
- Ellipsis of powder blue, a color.
- (informal) Ellipsis of powder snow; light, dry, fluffy snow.
- The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
- (cosmetics) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
- An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
verb
- make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
- become powder or dust
- destroy completely
- (transitive) To completely destroy, especially by crushing to fragments or a powder.
- (transitive, figurative) To defeat soundly, thrash.
- (intransitive) To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust.
- (transitive) To render into dust or powder.
noun
adj
verb
- To be powdery or granular.
- (intransitive, of birds) To take a dust bath.
- (transitive, figurative) To crush or subdue; to overwhelm.
- (transitive) To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverise.
- (ambitransitive, agriculture) To break up soil or organic matter into a fine, powdery texture, often by means of a special plow.
noun
- Talcum powder.
- A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses.
- a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
verb
verb
- To powder; to pulverize.
- To heat and spice something, such as wine.
- (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
- To join two or more individual windows at mullions.
- To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.
- To dull or stupefy.
- reflect deeply on a subject
- heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink
noun
- (Scotland) A promontory.
- The gauze used in bookbinding to adhere a text block to a book's cover.
- An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
- (dialectal, Northern England) Dirt, dust, or other waste matter.
- Friable forest humus that forms a layer of mixed organic matter and mineral soil and merges gradually into the mineral soil beneath.
- A stew of meat, broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers.
- A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
- A thin, soft muslin.
- (uncountable) Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking.
- a term used in Scottish names of promontories
noun
adj
verb
- To be powdery or granular.
- (intransitive, of birds) To take a dust bath.
- (transitive, figurative) To crush or subdue; to overwhelm.
- (transitive) To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverise.
- (ambitransitive, agriculture) To break up soil or organic matter into a fine, powdery texture, often by means of a special plow.
adj
- Powdery and resembling dust.
- Covered with dust.
- (figurative) Old; outdated; stuffily traditional.
- Grey or greyish.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Ugly, disgusting (a general term of abuse).
- (British, slang, chiefly in negative constructions) Ugly, unwell, inadequate, bad.
- covered with a layer of dust
- lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
noun
- An old bottle of spirits that has been kept for a long time.
- (military, slang) A supply petty officer.
- (possibly only in the plural) A clump of dust; a dust bunny.
- A migrant farmer from the dustbowl.
- (informal) A miller (from the image of millers being covered in flour dust).
- A dustman.
- A recording of music from another era, especially R&B; an oldie.
- A person of mixed race who has a swarthy complexion.
- A medium-brown color.
- An old person, especially one who is unwilling to change with the times.
- (rare) A duststorm.