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Powder vs Demolish - What's the difference?

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Powder is a related term of demolish.


As verbs the difference between powder and demolish

is that powder is to reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder while demolish is to destroy; to destruct.

As a noun powder

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

powder

English

Alternative forms

* powdre (obsolete)

Noun

  • The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust.
  • * (rfdate) (William Shakespeare):
    • Grind their bones to powder small.
  • A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
  • * 1912 , :
    • She was redolent of violet sachet powder, and had warm, soft, white hands, but she danced divinely, moving as smoothly as the tide coming in.
  • An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
  • (informal) Light, dry, fluffy snow.

    • Derived terms

    * Atlas powder * baking powder * Bolivian marching powder * powder blue * powder burn * powder down * powder-down feather * powder-down patch * powder hose * powder hoy * powder magazine * powder mine * powder monkey * powder post * powder puff * powder room * take a powder

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.
  • To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder.
    • to powder the hair
  • * (rfdate) :
    • A circling zone thou seest / Powdered with stars.
  • To be reduced to powder; to become like powder.
    • Some salts powder easily.
  • To use powder on the hair or skin.
    • She paints and powders .
  • To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat.

    • Synonyms

    * (to reduce to fine particles) pound, grind, comminute, pulverize, triturate

    See also

    * (wikipedia) English intransitive verbs English transitive verbs

    demolish

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To destroy; to destruct.
    • They demolished the old house and put up four townhouses.
  • (figuratively) To utterly defeat.
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