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Meaning of "floury" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLOURY

floury  [ˈflaʊərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLOURY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Floury is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FLOURY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of floury in the English dictionary

The definition of floury in the dictionary is covered with flour. Other definition of floury is floury potatoes go soft round the edges and break up when cooked.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLOURY


Bowery
ˈbaʊərɪ
brewery
ˈbrʊərɪ
curie
ˈkjʊərɪ
dowry
ˈdaʊərɪ
February
ˈfɛbrʊərɪ
flowery
ˈflaʊərɪ
fury
ˈfjʊərɪ
January
ˈdʒænjʊərɪ
jury
ˈdʒʊərɪ
loury
ˈlaʊərɪ
lowery
ˈlaʊərɪ
Missouri
mɪˈzʊərɪ
Nuri
ˈnʊərɪ
obituary
əˈbɪtjʊərɪ
sanctuary
ˈsæŋktjʊərɪ
scourie
ˈskaʊərɪ
showery
ˈʃaʊərɪ
tandoori
tænˈdʊərɪ
towery
ˈtaʊərɪ
Venturi
vɛnˈtjʊərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLOURY

flouncy
flounder
flour
flour bin
flour mill
flour mite
flour moth
flour shaker
flour sifter
flourish
flourisher
flourishing
flourishingly
flourishy
flourless
flouse
flout
flouter
floutingly
floutingstock

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLOURY

add insult to injury
armoury
bistoury
bury
canterbury
century
coloury
dyvoury
flavoury
Glastonbury
injury
luxury
mercury
Salisbury
savoury
stoury
Sudbury
treasury
unsavoury
vapoury

Synonyms and antonyms of floury in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «floury» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLOURY

Find out the translation of floury to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of floury from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «floury» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粉状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

harinosa
570 millions of speakers

English

floury
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आटे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المخابز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рассыпчатый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

farinhento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ময়দায় আচ্ছাদিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

farineuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Floury
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mehlig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

粉の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가루가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

LIYANE
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có rắc bột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

floury
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोणीयुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unlu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infarinato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wyroby piekarnicze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розсипчастий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

făinos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλευρώδη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

melerige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mjölig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

melet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of floury

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOURY»

The term «floury» is regularly used and occupies the 58.431 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOURY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «floury» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «floury» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about floury

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLOURY»

Discover the use of floury in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to floury and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Potato diversity at height
The main season {qatun tarpuy) involves the cultivation of all potato cultivar categories with high levels of infraspecific diversity while the secondary season { michka) generally prioritizes few improved or native-floury cultivars with well- known ...
Stef de Haan, 2009
2
The Three Little Pigs: A Classic Fairy Tale
Three little pigs leave home to seek their fortunes and have to deal with a threatening wolf.
Marie-France Floury, Agnès Mathieu, 1998
3
The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in ...
flinty endosperm floury endosperm (white or yellow) (white) germ Flint corns have mostly flinty endosperm. flint flour flint germ All kernel types have two thin outer layers (pericarp and aleurone), which are not shown in this diagram. flour Dent ...
Carol Deppe, 2010
4
Changing Fortunes: Biodiversity and Peasant Livelihood in ...
The popularity of floury potatoes in local cuisine helped to fortify this production. Indeed the diverse potatoes enjoyed an unstinting appeal and socio- cultural esteem among the Quechua people of the southern valley. Frequent exchange of  ...
Karl S. Zimmerer, 1996
5
Postharvest Technology and Commodity Marketing: Proceedings ...
Introduction dosperm, so the crown may be round or Maize is the most important cereal crop Aat- grown in sub-Saharan Africa, where it is Floury varieties of maize were intro- used primarily for human consumption duced to the West African ...
R. S. B. Ferris, 1998
6
Crop Plant Anatomy
The seed Two types of endosperm are found in the seed, corneous and floury ( Fig. 5.31). The corneous endosperm is also called vitreous endosperm and is present at the periphery, while the floury endosperm is found in the inner core of the ...
Ratikanta Maiti, 2012
7
China White
Floury's contemptuous smile repulsed him, because he knew it defined the warped cop's soul. Shane struggled for control. He tried slowing down his rapid breathing and his racing heart. “She didn't do anything to deserve that, and you know it ...
Ken Williams, 2006
8
Maize Research Highlights 1999-2000
At higher elevations, they will also sow an early blue floury maize (6-7 months to maturity) nearby, or an early yellow or mixed color semi-dent maize in lower and dryer areas (5-6 months to maturity). In some high cool areas, farmers may plant  ...
9
Raman, Infrared, and Near-Infrared Chemical Imaging
Differences between the clusters signify chemical and physical differences between endosperm regions, for example, glassy or floury. Glassy and floury endosperm regions are distributed differently in hard, intermediate, and soft maize kernels ...
Slobodan Sasic, Yukihiro Ozaki, 2011
10
Starch: Chemistry and Technology
Mature endosperm of dent corns contains a central core of soft or floury endosperm extending to the crown which shrinks on drying, causing a “dent.” The floury endosperm is surrounded by a glassy appearing region known as horny or hard ...
Roy L. Whistler, James N. BeMiller, Eugene F. Paschall, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLOURY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term floury is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hot times usher in early Northwest wildfire season — High Country …
Sweat and floury dust congeal on our calves in brown smears that we dub “trail butter.” Lower Robin Lake, where we camp, is warm enough ... «High Country News, Jul 15»
2
Liz Sheehan: Eat, drink and be merry on the beachfront at Bathers …
One of the fritters was undercooked, leaving a floury batter in the centre but the rest were spot on. The fact that they had zucchini in them and ... «WA today, Jul 15»
3
Super spreads! 4 must-try DIY nut butter recipes that are healthy and …
Process for 2 minutes (the cashews will look floury) and scrape down sides of bowl; continue running the processor for 2-3 minute increments, ... «Today.com, Jul 15»
4
This Record Is Made out of an Uncooked Flour Tortilla, Really Plays
Not only can they wrap food, but it turns out that they can act as a record and play music if you use a laser cutter to etch grooves into its floury ... «Technabob, Jul 15»
5
Indian music streaming service Saavn raises $100m Series C
... people around the world access and experience music on a daily basis,” or in less floury language, it's basically India's version of Spotify AB. «SiliconANGLE, Jul 15»
6
RUMOR: Swansea City exploring Britton for Matt Miazga Swap
In a summer that has seen some of the finest central midfielders in the world leave for the MLS, another great could be joining the floury of ... «Once A Metro, Jul 15»
7
Luyu and Yum Yum Restaurant Review | Newtown New South …
... each dumpling (a caviar-topped version sees a mix of diced prawn with carrot, coriander and celery in a fairly floury steamed dumpling skin), ... «Good Food, Jul 15»
8
Watch Wimbledon men's singles final in Stratford
There will also be a smores station from Mallow and Marsh, afternoon tea with The Floury and a special Prosecco and Eton Mess ice cream ... «The Wharf, Jul 15»
9
Ramsay bets on Singapore
A good dousing of olive oil has no effect on floury and clumpy pearls of Israeli couscous (S$16), leaving us to pick out the sweet cranberries ... «THE BUSINESS TIMES, Jul 15»
10
Mr Bake-Off Paul Hollywood on buildings, bikes and bacon butties
It's five years now since he burst on to our screens presenting the show with Mary Berry, all floury forearms, hands like spades and soft-Scouse ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»

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