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powder

English

  1. 🔊 any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder
  2. 🔊 a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles
  3. 🔊 a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
  4. 🔊 apply powder to
    “She powdered her nose”
  5. 🔊 make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
    “pulverize the grains”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 polvo powder, dust (fine particles of a dry substance)

Similar words

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