Crushed vs Powdered - What's the difference?
crushed | powdered |
(crush)
Pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments.
Broken, saddened, depressed.
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, title= (not comparable, textiles) Of a fabric, having the appearance of having been crushed.
which has been made into a powder
which has been covered with powder (typically referring to makeup)
(obsolete) Sprinkled with salt; salted; corned.
(powder)
As verbs the difference between crushed and powdered
is that crushed is (crush) while powdered is (powder).As adjectives the difference between crushed and powdered
is that crushed is pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments while powdered is which has been made into a powder.crushed
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=[…] St.?Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.}}
Derived terms
* crushed sugar * crushed velvetpowdered
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- powdered milk
- powdered ladies
- powdered wig
- Powdered beef, pickled meats — Harvey.