A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
The act of jumping (typically into a swimming pool) with the legs bent and the arms wrapped around the knees to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball.
An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.
Something that moves fast, especially a fast train.
A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.
To jump or dive into water, performing a cannonball landing.
To career; to move rapidly.
An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder.
To turn into powder; to become powdery.
To depart suddenly; to "take a powder".
To use powder on the hair or skin.
To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.