Definitions for powders

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powders pow·der

Spelling: [pou-der]

IPA: /ˈpaʊ dər/

Powders is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 208 anagrams from letters in powders (deoprsw).

Definitions for powders

noun

1. any solid substance reduced to a state of fine, loose particles by crushing, grinding, disintegration, etc.
2. a preparation in this form, as gunpowder or face powder.
3. Also, powder snow. Skiing. loose, usually fresh snow that is not granular, wet, or packed.
4. British Dialect. a sudden, frantic, or impulsive rush.

Idioms

1. take a powder, Slang. to leave in a hurry; depart without taking leave, as to avoid something unpleasant: Also, take a runout powder.

verb (used with object)

1. to reduce to powder; pulverize.
2. to sprinkle or cover with powder:
3. to apply powder to (the face, skin, etc.) as a cosmetic.
4. to sprinkle or strew as if with powder:
5. to ornament in this fashion, as with small objects scattered over a surface:

verb (used without object)

1. to use powder as a cosmetic.
2. to become pulverized.
3. British Dialect. to rush.

Origin of powders

1250-1300; (noun) Middle English poudre Old French Latin pulver- (stem of pulvis) dust, powder; akin to pollen; (v.) Middle English poudren Old French poudrer, deri

Examples for powders

Inside the wax floored examining room, I sat up on the powder blue table with my shirt off.

Does the white chief burn his powder in the faces of his brothers?

Even Congress passed a law reducing the disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentences.

Other versions are coated in marzipan, or dusted in powder sugar.

They say that the Israelis framed him in order to light the powder keg of religious war over the al-Aqsa compound.

But, fast as you could move, Scottie, powder drives lead a lot faster.

Ignoring his wild shouts they crunched to powder all his giant bones.

We sunk many guns in the lake; and as for the powder, that had taken care of itself.

You see, we left the shop in such a hurry we never thought about powder and ball.

This powder can be shipped anywhere and then reconstituted—just add water, as if it were instant coffee.