powder (powders plural & 3rd person present) (powdering present participle) (powdered past tense & past participle )
1 n-mass Powder consists of many tiny particles of a solid substance.
The wood turns to powder in his fingers., ...a fine white powder., ...cocoa powder.
2 verb If a woman powders her face or some other part of her body, she puts face powder or talcum powder on it.
She powdered her face and applied her lipstick and rouge. V n
...the old woman's powdered face. V-ed
3 n-uncount Powder is very fine snow.
oft N n
...a day's powder skiing.
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baking powder
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chilli powder
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curry powder
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talcum powder
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washing powder