Meaning of powder | Babel Free

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1. Acronym of Protocol for Web Description Resources.
   Internet, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
2. A surname.
3. The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
   countable, uncountable
4. A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
   countable, uncountable
5. To be ready for a challenge with little warning.
6. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
   countable, uncountable
7. To make a quick departure; run away.
8. Ellipsis of powder snow; light, dry, fluffy snow.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable
9. Obs. a sudden, frantic, or impulsive rush.
10. Ellipsis of powder blue, a color.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
11. take a powder, Slang. to leave hurriedly, esp. without permission; run away. [1625–35; orig. uncertain]
12. to put powder on (one's face or body). She powdered her nose. poeier تَضَع المَسْحوق، تَتَبَرَّج напудрям empoar pudrovat (se) pudern pudre πουδράρω empolvar puuderdama پودر زدن به puuteroida poudrer לְפַדֵר पाउडर छिड़कना या लगाना, छिड़कना napudrati bepúderoz membedaki púðra incipriare おしろいをつける 파우더를 바르다 (pa)pudruoti []pūderēt membedaki poederenpudre pudrować د يو چا په مخ يا ځان پوډر وهل empoar a pudra пудрить pudrovať (sa) pudrati (se) napuderisati pudra ทาแป้ง pudralamak 在...搽粉 пудрити, при...
13. in the form of fine particles of dust. powdered chocolate. verpoeier مَسْحوق прахообразен em pó práškový pulverisieren knust; stødt που είναι σε μορφή σκόνης en polvo pulber- پودر شده؛ گردی -jauhe en poudre בְּצוּרַת אַבקָה पाउडर लगाते हुए u prahu (čokolada) porított bubuk duftkenndur, sem er í duftformi in polvere 粉状の 가루의 miltelių (pavidalo) sastrādāts pulverī; pulverveida- serbuk in poedervorm finstøtt, knust, pulverisert sproszkowany پودر شوې، په ګرد بدل شوې em pó praf; pudră порошкообразн...
14. like powder. powdery soil. poeieragtig مَسْحوقي، شَبيه بالمَسْحوق като прах poeirento drobivý, práškový pulverig pulveragtig που είναι σαν σκόνη como polvo, en polvo; polvoriento pulbritaoline گرد مانند jauhemainen poudreux אֲבָקִי भुरभुरा, पाउडर लगाए हुए prašak, nalik prahu porhanyó(s) seperti bubuk duftkenndur polveroso 粉状の 가루로 된 birus, pudrinis pulverveidīgs; pulverveida- berserbuk poedervormigpulveraktig, støvfin sypki د پودر يا ګرد په شكل poeirento pulverulent, sub formă de pudră порошко...
15. a piece of very soft material used to apply face-powder etc. poeierspons قُرص من القَطيفَه لِذَر البودرَه على الوَجْه пухче за пудра espuma de pó de arroz labutěnka die Puderquaste pudderkvast σφουγγαράκι πούδρας borla puudritups ابر پودر puuterihuisku houppe(tte) כָּרִית פּוּדרָה पाउडर लगाने का कोमल गोल फाया jastučić za nanošenje pudera púderpamacs pemupuk bedak púðurkvasti, púði til að púðra sig með puimino (per la cipria) 化粧パフ 분첩 pūkutis pūderslotiņa paf bedak poederdonsje pudderkvast pusz...
    etc
16. a women's restroom. kleedkamer غُرفَة الإستراحة النسائِيَّه дамска тоалетна toalete feminino dámská toaleta die Damentoilette dametoilet τουαλέτα γυναικώνtocador, lavabo de señoras naistetualett توالت بانوان naisten wc שירותים सार्वजनिक जनाना शौचालय toaleta (za žene) női toalett kamar wanita bagno 여성의 화장실 moterų tualetas dāmu tualete bilik air damestoiletdametoalettdamska toaleta د ښځو لپاره د استراحت خونه дамская (туалетная) комната dámska toaleta žensko stranišče toalet ห้องน้ำผู้หญิง hanım...
17. A substance consisting of ground, pulverized, or otherwise finely dispersed solid particles.

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Examples

“Let me goe grin'd their Bones to powder ſmall, […]”

“Let them stop fretting about vegetables denied by the weather and eat chilli powder. Just explain to them that they really shouldn’t think about spiralising it, because that doesn’t work.”

“She was redolent of violet sachet powder, and had warm, soft, white hands, but she danced divinely, moving as smoothly as the tide coming in.”

“Tut, tut, good enough to toſſe: foode for Powder, foode for Powder: they'll fill a Pit, as well as better: tuſh man, mortall men, mortall men.”

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