Definizione monolingua

powder

powder (third-person singular simple present powders, present participle powdering, simple past and past participle powdered)

1. (transitive) To reduce to fine particles.
2. (transitive) To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder.

   to powder the hair.

   • (Can we date this quote?) John Milton:

     A circling zone thou seest / Powdered with stars.

3. (intransitive) To be reduced to powder; to become like powder.

   Some salts powder easily.

4. (intransitive) To use powder on the hair or skin.

   She paints and powders.

powder (countable and uncountable; plural powders)

1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust.
   • (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare:

     Grind their bones to powder small.

2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
3. (informal) Light, dry, fluffy snow.

Definizione dizionario powder

	polvere
	dust

cipria

incipriare

polverizzare

ridurre in polvere

talco

Altri significati:

(face) powder

(informal) Light, dry, fluffy snow.

To use powder on the hair or skin

To sprinkle with powder

To be reduced to powder

(intransitive) To use powder on the hair or skin; as,

gunpowder

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

(transitive) To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkle

(intransitive) To be reduced to powder; to become like powder.

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

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

To reduce to fine particles