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- US Pronunciation
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- [flouuh r, flou-er]
- /flaʊər, ˈflaʊ ər/
- /ˈflaʊə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [flouuh r, flou-er]
- /flaʊər, ˈflaʊ ər/
Definitions of flour word
- noun flour the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting. 1
- noun flour the finely ground and bolted meal of wheat, as that used in baking. 1
- noun flour a finely ground, powdery foodstuff, as of dehydrated potatoes, fish, or bananas. 1
- noun flour a fine, soft powder: flour of emery. 1
- verb with object flour to make (grain or the like) into flour; grind and bolt. 1
- verb with object flour to sprinkle or dredge with flour: Flour the chicken before frying. 1
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Origin of flour
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English; special use of flower. Compare French fleur de farine the flower or finest part of the meal
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Flour
noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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flour popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flour usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flour
verb flour
- grate — a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- pulverize — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- pound — Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
- rasp — to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.
- crunch — If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
Antonyms for flour
verb flour
- solidify — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
- build — If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
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