Powder is a dry material that is made of many tiny pieces. It can spread easily and is not solid or liquid.
The baby likes to play with powder.
This powder is soft and white.
This powder is a type of makeup. People put it on their face to look nice or to stop shine from their skin.
She uses powder on her face every day.
I need some powder for my skin.
This kind of powder is used in cooking. It helps food like cakes and bread to grow bigger and softer.
Add some powder to make the cake rise.
Baking powder helps bread grow big.
This powder is an explosive. It can make things blow up or help guns shoot bullets.
Early guns used black powder to shoot bullets.
They stored powder for the fireworks show.
This is an action word. It means to make something into very small pieces like powder, usually by rubbing or crushing.
They powder the spices before cooking.
She powder the herbs for tea.
In some events, people throw colorful powder on each other for fun. This is a special use of the word powder in festivals or sport runs.
We enjoyed the powder at the color run.
They threw powder during the festival.
This powder is used to clean clothes or other things. It is often used in washing machines to help remove dirt.
Put some powder into the washing machine.
This powder cleans clothes well.
