(transitive) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder. / (transitive) To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder. / (intransitive) To use powder on the hair or skin.

(euphemistic, typically of women) To visit a lavatory to use a toilet, reapply makeup, (when used of a group of women) engage in private conversation, etc.

A ground mixture of five varieties of spice used in Chinese, East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine.

A powder found in a fire extinguisher that is expelled to smother the fire / (finance) cash (or cash-like securities) kept in reserve in case of need.

(historical) Any of several poisons used for murder, but especially arsenic and, to a lesser extent, thallium.

Explosive powder used for blasting tree stumps when clearing land.

(informal) An explosives expert. A person who sets explosives.

A mixture of spices, usually including turmeric, commonly used in Asian-style cooking.

A simple form of gunpowder, consisting of a mixture of saltpetre, charcoal, and sulfur.

A white powder, a mixture of calcium hypochlorite and calcium chloride, prepared by the action of chlorine on calcium hydroxide, used as a strong bleaching agent and disinfectant. Formula: Ca(ClO)₂.