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powder
noun
1 powder
A solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized.
synonyms: pulverisation, pulverization.
Roget 193:
littleness
etc.
adj.;
smallness
etc.
(of quantity)
32;
exiguity,
inextension†;
parvitude†,
parvity†;
duodecimo†;
Elzevir edition,
epitome,
microcosm;
rudiment;
vanishing point;
thinness
etc.
203.
dwarf,
pygmy,
pigmy†,
Liliputian,
chit,
pigwidgeon†,
urchin,
elf;
atomy†,
dandiprat†;
doll,
puppet;
Tom Thumb,
Hop-o'-my-thumb†;
manikin,
mannikin;
homunculus,
dapperling†,
cock-sparrow.
animalcule,
monad,
mite,
insect,
emmet†,
fly,
midge,
gnat,
shrimp,
minnow,
worm,
maggot,
entozoon†;
bacteria;
infusoria†;
microzoa [Micro.];
phytozoaria†;
microbe;
grub;
tit,
tomtit,
runt,
mouse,
small fry;
millet seed,
mustard seed;
barleycorn;
pebble,
grain of sand;
molehill,
button,
bubble.
point;
atom
etc.
(small quantity)
32;
fragment
etc.
(small part)
51;
powder
etc.
330;
point of a pin,
mathematical point;
minutiae
etc.
(unimportance)
643.
micrometer;
vernier;
scale.
microphotography,
photomicrography,
micrography†;
photomicrograph,
microphotograph;
microscopy;
microscope
(optical instruments)
445.
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Roget 330:
powderiness†
[State of powder.],
pulverulence†;
sandiness
etc.
adj.;
efflorescence;
friability.
powder,
dust,
sand,
shingle;
sawdust;
grit;
meal,
bran,
flour,
farina,
rice,
paddy,
spore,
sporule†;
crumb,
seed,
grain;
particle
etc.
(smallness)
32;
limature†,
filings,
debris,
detritus,
tailings,
talus slope,
scobs†,
magistery†,
fine powder;
flocculi [Lat.].
smoke;
cloud of dust,
cloud of sand,
cloud of smoke;
puff of smoke,
volume of smoke;
sand storm,
dust storm.
[Reduction to powder]
pulverization,
comminution†,
attenuation,
granulation,
disintegration,
subaction†,
contusion,
trituration [Chem],
levigation†,
abrasion,
detrition,
multure†;
limitation;
tripsis†;
filing
etc.
v..
[Instruments for pulverization]
mill,
arrastra†,
gristmill,
grater,
rasp,
file,
mortar and pestle,
nutmeg grater,
teeth,
grinder,
grindstone,
kern†,
quern†,
koniology†.
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Dutch: poeder, poeier, pulver, stof
Polish: proszek, proch
2 powder
A mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks.
synonym: gunpowder.
Roget 727:
arm,
arms;
weapon,
deadly weapon;
armament,
armaments,
armature;
panoply,
stand of arms;
armor
etc.
(defense)
717;
armory
etc.
(store)
636;
apparatus belli [Lat.].
ammunition;
powder,
powder and shot;
cartridge;
ball cartridge,
cartouche,
fireball;
villainous saltpeter"
[Henry IV];
dumdum bullet.
explosive;
gunpowder,
guncotton;
mercury fulminate;
picrates;
pentaerythritol tetranitrate,
PETN.
high explosive;
trinitrotoluene,
TNT;
dynamite,
melinite†,
cordite,
lyddite,
plastic explosive,
plastique;
pyroxyline†.
[knives and swords: list]
sword,
saber,
broadsword,
cutlass,
falchion†,
scimitar,
cimeter†,
brand,
whinyard,
bilbo,
glaive†,
glave†,
rapier,
skean,
Toledo,
Ferrara,
tuck,
claymore,
adaga†,
baselard†,
Lochaber ax,
skean dhu†,
creese†,
kris,
dagger,
dirk,
banger†,
poniard,
stiletto,
stylet†,
dudgeon,
bayonet;
sword-bayonet,
sword-stick;
side arms,
foil,
blade,
steel;
ax,
bill;
pole-ax,
battle-ax;
gisarme†,
halberd,
partisan,
tomahawk,
bowie knife†;
ataghan†,
attaghan†,
yataghan†;
yatacban†;
assagai,
assegai†;
good sword,
trusty sword,
naked sword;
cold steel.
club,
mace,
truncheon,
staff,
bludgeon,
cudgel,
life preserver,
shillelah,
sprig;
hand staff,
quarter staff;
bat,
cane,
stick,
knuckle duster;
billy,
blackjack,
sandbag,
waddy†.
gun,
piece [Fr.];
firearms;
artillery,
ordnance;
siege train,
battering train;
park,
battery;
cannon,
gun of position,
heavy gun,
field piece [Fr.],
mortar,
howitzer,
carronade†,
culverin†,
basilisk;
falconet,
jingal†,
swivel,
pederero†,
bouche a feu [Fr.];
petard,
torpedo;
mitrailleur [Fr.],
mitrailleuse [Fr.];
infernal machine;
smooth bore,
rifled cannon,
Armstrong gun†,
Lancaster gun,
Paixhan gun,
Whitworth gun,
Parrott gun,
Krupp gun,
Gatling gun,
Maxim gun,
machine gun;
pompom†;
ten pounder.
small arms;
musket,
musketry,
firelock†,
fowling piece [Fr.],
rifle,
fusil†,
caliver†,
carbine,
blunderbuss,
musketoon†,
Brown Bess,
matchlock,
harquebuss†,
arquebus,
haguebut†;
pistol,
postolet†;
petronel;
small bore;
breach-loader,
muzzle-loader;
revolver,
repeater;
Minis rifle,
Enfield rifle,
Flobert rifle,
Westley Richards rifle,
Snider rifle,
Martini-Henry rifle,
Lee-Metford rifle,
Lee-Enfield rifle,
Mauser rifle,
magazine rifle;
needle gun,
chassepot†;
wind gun,
air gun;
automatic gun,
automatic pistol;
escopet†,
escopette†,
gunflint,
gun-lock;
hackbut†,
shooter,
shooting iron [U.S.],
six-shooter [U.S.],
shotgun;
Uzzi,
assault rifle,
Kalashnikov.
bow,
crossbow,
balister†,
catapult,
sling;
battering ram
etc.
(impulse)
276;
gunnery;
ballistics
etc.
(propulsion)
284.
missile,
bolt,
projectile,
shot,
ball;
grape;
grape shot,
canister shot,
bar shot,
cannon shot,
langrel shot†,
langrage shot†,
round shot,
chain shot;
balista†,
ballista†,
slung shot,
trebucbet†,
trebucket†;
bullet,
slug,
stone,
brickbat,
grenade,
shell,
bomb,
carcass,
rocket;
congreve†,
congreve rocket†;
shrapnel,
mitraille [Fr.];
levin bolt†,
levin brand†;
thunderbolt.
pike,
lance,
spear,
spontoon†,
javelin,
dart,
jereed†,
jerid†,
arrow,
reed,
shaft,
bolt,
boomerang,
harpoon,
gaff;
eelspear†,
oxgoad†,
weet-weet,
wommerah†;
cattle prod;
chemical mace.
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Dutch: buskruit, kruit, pulver
Polish: proch
3 powder
Any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder.
Dutch: poeder, poeier
verb
1 powder
Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust.
synonyms: powderise, powderize, pulverise, pulverize.
Roget 847:
ornament,
embellish,
enrich,
decorate,
adorn,
bead,
beautify,
adonize†.
smarten,
furbish,
polish,
gild,
varnish,
whitewash,
enamel,
japan,
lacquer,
paint,
grain.
garnish,
trim,
dizen†,
bedizen,
prink†,
prank;
trick out,
fig out;
deck,
bedeck,
dight†,
bedight†,
array;
begawd†,
titivate†;
dress,
dress up;
spangle,
bespangle,
powder;
embroider,
work;
chase,
emboss,
fret,
emblazon;
illuminate;
illustrate.
become
etc.
(accord with)
23.
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Dutch: fijnmaken
2 powder
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