dredge vs powder

dredge

verb
  • To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge. 

  • To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge. 

  • To bring something to the surface with a dredge. 

  • To unearth. 

noun
  • A mixture of oats and barley. 

  • Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water. 

  • A large shaker for sprinkling spices or seasonings during food preparation. 

  • A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. 

  • An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea. 

  • The act of dredging. 

  • A dredging machine. 

powder

verb
  • 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. 

noun
  • A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing. 

  • An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder. 

  • The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust. 

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