Definition of Powder

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Powder

The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust.

An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. See Gunpowder.

To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate.

To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle; as, to powder the hair.

To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat.

To be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some salts powder easily.

To use powder on the hair or skin; as, she paints and powders.

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Powder Quotations

I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.
Wayne Gretzky

A ship is always referred to as "she" because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.
Chester W. Nimitz

The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion.
Thomas Carlyle

We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead.
Chief Joseph

The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what was talent but the art of being completely whatever one happened to be?
Henry James

Keep your faith in God, but keep your powder dry.
Oliver Cromwell

Put your trust in God; but be sure to keep your powder dry.
Oliver Cromwell

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

The only thing that's going to free Huey is gun powder.
H. Rap Brown

Incendiary capitalism is carrying its out evil works more dangerously than ever, and is doing so in the increasingly dangerous neighborhood of the powder kegs that are the great European military powers.
Karl Liebknecht

Powder Translations

powder in Afrikaans is poeier
powder in Dutch is bepoederen, poederen
powder in French is poudre
powder in German is Pulver, Puder, Puder, Pulver
powder in Italian is cipria
powder in Norwegian is pudder, pulver
powder in Spanish is polvos
powder in Swedish is krut, pulver, puder, pudra

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