A burn, ordinarily superficial and on someone's skin, resulting from proximity to an explosion of gunpowder, such as that associated with the discharge of a firearm.

Alternative form of powder burn

(alchemy, historical) A kind of powder supposed to be able to cure a wound if applied to the weapon that inflicted it, or to a portion of the bloodied clothes of the wounded person.

(skiing, slang) A skier who favours powdery snow.

A special type of down that occurs in a few groups of apparently unrelated birds. In some species, the tips of the barbules on the feathers disintegrate, forming fine particles of keratin; in others, powder grains come from cells that surround the barbules of growing feathers.

sugar of lead

To hold back on action until a future time; to save one's resources in case of emergency.

(criminology) Any fine powder used in dusting for fingerprints by crime scene investigators and others in law enforcement.

(colloquial) Not worth the time or effort.

Alternative form of not worth the powder