Meaning of "powder" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POWDER

From Old French poldre, from Latin pulvis dust.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF POWDER

powder  [ˈpaʊdə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POWDER

Powder is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb powder in English.

WHAT DOES POWDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Powder

Powder may refer to: ▪ Powder, material composed of very fine particles that are not cemented together...

Definition of powder in the English dictionary

The first definition of powder in the dictionary is a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles. Other definition of powder is any of various preparations in this form, such as gunpowder, face powder, or soap powder. Powder is also fresh loose snow, esp when considered as skiing terrain.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO POWDER

PRESENT

Present

I powder

you powder

he/she/it powders

we powder

you powder

they powder

Present continuous

I am powdering

you are powdering

he/she/it is powdering

we are powdering

you are powdering

they are powdering

Present perfect

I have powdered

you have powdered

he/she/it has powdered

we have powdered

you have powdered

they have powdered

Present perfect continuous

I have been powdering

you have been powdering

he/she/it has been powdering

we have been powdering

you have been powdering

they have been powdering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I powdered

you powdered

he/she/it powdered

we powdered

you powdered

they powdered

Past continuous

I was powdering

you were powdering

he/she/it was powdering

we were powdering

you were powdering

they were powdering

Past perfect

I had powdered

you had powdered

he/she/it had powdered

we had powdered

you had powdered

they had powdered

Past perfect continuous

I had been powdering

you had been powdering

he/she/it had been powdering

we had been powdering

you had been powdering

they had been powdering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will powder

you will powder

he/she/it will powder

we will powder

you will powder

they will powder

Future continuous

I will be powdering

you will be powdering

he/she/it will be powdering

we will be powdering

you will be powdering

they will be powdering

Future perfect

I will have powdered

you will have powdered

he/she/it will have powdered

we will have powdered

you will have powdered

they will have powdered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been powdering

you will have been powdering

he/she/it will have been powdering

we will have been powdering

you will have been powdering

they will have been powdering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would powder

you would powder

he/she/it would powder

we would powder

you would powder

they would powder

Conditional continuous

I would be powdering

you would be powdering

he/she/it would be powdering

we would be powdering

you would be powdering

they would be powdering

Conditional perfect

I would have powder

you would have powder

he/she/it would have powder

we would have powder

you would have powder

they would have powder

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been powdering

you would have been powdering

he/she/it would have been powdering

we would have been powdering

you would have been powdering

they would have been powdering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you powder
we let´s powder
you powder

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to powder

Past participle

powdered

Present Participle

powdering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «POWDER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «powder» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of powder

cover · crush · dredge · dust · granulate · grind · pestle · pounce · pound · pulverize · scatter · sprinkle · strew · talc

TRANSLATION OF POWDER

Find out the translation of powder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of powder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «powder» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 粉
• Translator English - Spanish: polvo
• English: powder
• Translator English - Hindi: पाउडर
• Translator English - Arabic: مَسْحُوق
• Translator English - Russian: порошок
• Translator English - Portuguese: pó
• Translator English - Bengali: গুঁড়া
• Translator English - French: poudre
• Translator English - Malay: Serbuk
• Translator English - German: Pulver
• Translator English - Japanese: 粉
• Translator English - Korean: 가루
• Translator English - Javanese: Bubuk
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bột
• Translator English - Tamil: தூள்
• Translator English - Marathi: पावडर
• Translator English - Turkish: pudra
• Translator English - Italian: polvere
• Translator English - Polish: proszek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: порошок
• Translator English - Romanian: pudră
• Translator English - Greek: σκόνη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: poeier
• Translator English - Swedish: pulver
• Translator English - Norwegian: pudder

10 QUOTES WITH «POWDER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word powder.

1

Henry Bessemer

The bronze powder business, however, no longer required my personal attention, and was well managed by those I had chosen as the guardians of a secret, which was long and honourably kept.

2

Henry Bessemer

I was quite unable to make any white metal alloy hard enough to be made into powder by my machinery.

3

Art Blakey

What ever truth drops on it eventually grinds to a powder.

4

Charles M. Blow

My mother was a stout woman with a man's name - Billie. She was plain-faced with honest eyes - no black grease by the lash line, no blue powder on the lids, eyebrows not plucked up high and thin.

5

Lindy Booth

For breakfast, I make an amazing protein shake with fruit, Greek yogurt, protein powder, flaxseed oil and honey. It's a nice way to get a healthy start and a little bit of sweetness, too.

6

Art Buchwald

The powder is mixed with water and tastes exactly like powder mixed with water.

7

Lee Byung-hun

For 'The Rise of Cobra,' I was dieting more and using protein powder to help supplement my meals. For 'Retaliation,' however, I opted for more natural protein. I had a chicken breast and broccoli meal about five times every day. I also drank plenty of water and made sure I got enough rest.

8

Edwin Hubbel Chapin

At the bottom of not a little of the bravery that appears in the world, there lurks a miserable cowardice. Men will face powder and steel because they have not the courage to face public opinion.

9

Julia Child

When I got to France I realized I didn't know very much about food at all. I'd never had a real cake. I'd had those cakes from cake mixes or the ones that have a lot of baking powder in them. A really good French cake doesn't have anything like that in it - it's all egg power.

10

Sasha Cohen

I like to cook simple things, like vegetable egg-white omelets; roast chicken; sauteed chicken breast with curry powder; and Greek salad. Just things that are fresh and healthy and fast and easy, because I have such a crazy schedule.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POWDER»

Discover the use of powder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to powder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Marching Powder

MARCHING POWDER is the story of Thomas McFadden, a small-time English drug smuggler who was arrested in Bolivia and thrown inside the notorious San Pedro prison.

Rusty Young, 2011

Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder

And with the help of his new neighbour Nilly, and Nilly's friend Lisa, Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder is ready to go worldwide! But ruthless twins Truls and Trym are determined to get hold of the powder for themselves.

Jo Nesbo, 2011

Powder Metallurgy Technology

Annotation Contents1 INTRODUCTION; 2 METAL POWDER PRODUCTION; 3 METAL POWDER CHARACTERISTICS; 4 METAL POWDER TRE-AMENT; 5 METAL POWDER COMPACT-ION; 6 SINTERING; 7 HOT CONSOLIDATION; 8 SECONDARY TREATMENT; 9 POWDER INJECTION MOULDING; 10 ...

G. S. Upadhyaya, 1997

Powder

One of the stories from his recent collection, Small Crimes In An Age of Abundance, 'Powder' is an effecting, darkly funny story about Peter, a middle of the road, solicitor, who lives in a suburban street in London.

Matthew Kneale, 2006

Black Powder Loading Manual

This book is the absolute must-have loading reference for the active shooter using muzzleloader or replica cartridge guns.

Sam Fadala, 2003

The Preparatory Manual of Black Powder and Pyrotechnics

The Preparatory Manual of Black Powder and Pyrotechnics is a new Handbook discussing the world's most commonly used pyrotechnic compositions. The book contains multiple sections dividing the area of pyrotechnics into various levels.

Jared Ledgard, 2006

Jo Nesbo's Fart Powder Series: Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder, ...

An eBook boxed set of Jo Nesbo's Fart Powder series, featuring Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder, Bubble in the Bathtub, and Who Cut the Cheese?

Jo Nesbo, 2012

Powder Metallurgy

Papers presented at the International Conference on Powder Metallurgy for Automotive and Engineering Industry, held at Mumbai during 3-6 February 2005.

P. Ramakrishanan, 2007

Powder Mixing

The operation of a powder mixer requires a knowledge not only of the mixing mechanisms but of the physical properties of the powders being mixed.

B.H. Kaye, 1997

Powder Diffraction: Theory and Practice

A long awaited overview of the status of powder diffraction in modern research including essential theory and introductory material for students and researchers.

Robert E. Dinnebier, S. J. L. Billinge, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POWDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term powder is used in the context of the following news items.

The blusher debate - how to find the perfect cream, powder or liquid …

Powder blusher is probably the most popular as it's super easy, comes in a range of colors and brightens up any look. It is great for all skin ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

Powder sparks scare as threats made in note

Suspicious powder and a threatening note sent to Western Bay District Council sparked an emergency response yesterday. Photo / John ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

Axalta's Powder Coating Joint Venture Wins Top Ten Powder …

As one of the top powder coating suppliers in China, Axalta-Huajia ... Ltd. is a powder coating joint venture that Axalta Coating Systems shares ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»

White powder found at Capitol was brick mortar and paper

A St. Paul Fire Department hazardous materials team checked bags of white powder found in a wall during renovation of the Minnesota Capitol ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»

British Lord Seen Snorting White Powder, Partying Semi-Nude

The video showed the married 69-year-old father sniffing powder from a woman's breasts with a five-pound ($7.75, seven-euro) note. «NDTV, Jul 15»

'Beloved patriarch of Lost Trail Powder Mountain' passes away

Bill Grasser teamed up with a friend to buy Lost Trail Powder Mountain, on the Montana-Idaho border on U.S. Highway 93 south of Darby, ... «The Missoulian, Jul 15»

Bay council powder scare 'harmless'

Suspicious powder and a threatening note sent to Western Bay District Council was found to be harmless. Photo / John Borren. Red powder ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

Worker arrested for allegedly stealing milk powder for starving toddler

BANGKOK: — A 24-year-old worker has been arrested for allegedly stealing three boxes of baby milk powder for his starving one-year-old ... «ThaiVisa News, Jul 15»

Mixing Solutions Catalog Released

Powder Technologies Inc. announces the availability of the 2015 Ystral Catalog – 110% Mixing Solutions. The catalog provides an overview of ... «Powder Bulk Solids, Jul 15»

Get a summer glow with our round up of powder bronzers - from just …

Bronzers are always big news over the summer – perfect for adding a sunkissed finish to your face even if you haven't managed to jet off ... «Closer, Jul 15»