All powder synonyms
powΒ·der
P p noun powder
- greasepaint β an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
- cannonball β A cannonball is a heavy metal ball that is fired from a cannon.
- makeup β facial cosmetics, as eye shadow or lipstick.
- outs β away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- elopement β The act of eloping.
- granules β Plural form of granule.
- hegira β Islam. Hijra.
- walkout β a strike by workers.
- conge β permission to depart or dismissal, esp when formal
- ashes β ruins or remains, as after destruction or burning
- lint β minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- gook β a contemptuous term used to refer to a native of Southeast Asia or the South Pacific, especially a member of an enemy military force.
- loess β a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- fugue β Music. a polyphonic composition based upon one, two, or more themes, which are enunciated by several voices or parts in turn, subjected to contrapuntal treatment, and gradually built up into a complex form having somewhat distinct divisions or stages of development and a marked climax at the end.
- charcoal β Charcoal is a black substance obtained by burning wood without much air. It can be burned as a fuel, and small sticks of it are used for drawing with.
- dust bunny β Slang. a loose, tangled ball of dust, lint, hair, etc., especially as found under a low piece of furniture.
- fadeout β A gradual disappearance.
- ammo β Ammo is ammunition for guns and other weapons.
- departure β Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
- gunpowder β an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
- mulligan β Gerald Joseph ("Gerry"; "Jeru") 1927β96, U.S. jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer.
- lipstick β a crayonlike oil-based cosmetic used in coloring the lips, usually in a tubular container.
- ammunition β Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns.
- gunk β any sticky or greasy residue or accumulation: gunk on the oil filter.
- extrication β The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.
- lints β minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- escape β An act of breaking free from confinement or control.
- exfiltration β (military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
- egression β The act of going; egress.
- elusion β The act of eluding.
- embarkation β The act of embarking.
verb powder
- crush β To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- fractured β the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- mill β Arithmetic and Logic Unit
- malleate β to beat or shape with a hammer, as in metalworking.
- outhit β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- comminute β to break (a bone) into several small fragments
- creamed β the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- outjump β To jump better than; particularly higher than, or further than.
- flour β the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
- kablooey β (colloquial) alternative spelling of kablooie.
- defeat β If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
- koing β a knockout in boxing.
- comminuted β pulverized; ground
- whomp β a loud, heavy blow, slap, bang, or the like: He fell with an awful whomp.
- besprinkle β to sprinkle all over with liquid, powder, etc
- ko β a knockout in boxing.
- whacking β large.