vverb.changemake into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dustSynset:powder powderise powderize pulverise pulverize
Derivationally Related Form:powderpulverizationpulverisation
Hypernyms:disintegrate
Inherited Hypernyms:powderizedisintegratechange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.bodyapply powder toExamples:- She powdered her nose
- The King wears a powdered wig
Derivationally Related Form:powderpowderer
Hypernyms:make up
Inherited Hypernyms:powdermake upgroomfancifybetterchange
Direct Hyponyms:talc
Full Troponyms:talc
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allconsisting of fine particlesSynset:fine-grained powdery pulverised pulverized small-grained
Examples:- powdered cellulose
- powdery snow
- pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding
Antonyms:coarse
Derivationally Related Form:powderpowderiness
Inherited Hypernyms:powdered
Similar to:fine