powder vs standing

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. 

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. 

standing

adj
  • Erect, not cut down. 

  • Performed from an erect position. 

  • Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting. 

  • Not movable; fixed. 

  • Stagnant; not moving or flowing. 

  • Remaining in force or status. 

noun
  • The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands. 

  • Position or reputation in society or a profession. 

  • The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list. 

  • Duration. 

  • The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates. 

  • Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles 

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