powder in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
powder in Sindhi سنڌي
powder in Tamil தமிழ்
powder in Telugu తెలుగు
powder in English
- powder⇄adj. powderless.
- powder⇄expr. take a powder, (U.S. Slang.) to go or run away; disappear; vanish.
Ex. When the police arrived, the burglars took a powder over the back fence. - powder⇄noun powderer.
- powder⇄noun 1. a solid reduced to dust by pounding, crushing, or grinding.
2. some special kind of powder.
Ex. face powder, talcum powder. The doctor gave her powders to take as a medicine.
3. gunpowder or any similar explosive.
Ex. So - powder⇄powder, noun, verb.
- powder⇄v.i. 1. to become powder.
Ex. The soil powdered in the heat.
2. to use powder as a cosmetic.
Ex. She saw herself going down the years, powdering a little more, painting a little more (John Galsworthy).
3. (British Informal.) to - powder⇄v.t. 1. to make into powder; pulverize.
2. to sprinkle or cover with powder.
3. to put powder on.
Ex. to powder one's nose.
4. to sprinkle.
Ex. The ground was lightly powdered with snow.