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101grind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pulverize, crush; sharpen, whet, file, polish; masticate, chew, crunch; rasp, grate; oppress, harass. See friction, powderiness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A difficult or tedious job] Syn. drudgery, toil …
102powderiness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Having consistency of fine, dry particles Nouns 1. powderiness; grittiness, sandiness; efflorescence; friability. See vapor. 2. (powdery substance) powder, dust, sand, sawdust; grit; meal, bran, flour,… …
103pulverize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. crush, powder, crumble. See powderiness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. grind, crush, smash, comminute, triturate, levigate; see also grind 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. grind, smash, crush,… …
104Pulverulence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Pulverulence >N =>(State of powder.) GRP: N State of powder. Sgm: N State of powder. powderiness powderiness pulverulence Sgm: N State of powder. sandiness sandiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N State of powder.… …
105comminuto — pl.m. comminuti sing.f. comminuta pl.f. comminute …
106comminuted — [ kɒmɪnju:tɪd] adjective 1》 technical reduced to minute particles or fragments. 2》 Medicine (of a fracture) producing multiple bone splinters. Derivatives comminution noun Origin C17 (earlier (C16) as comminution): past participle of comminute,… …
107crush — v. a. 1. Compress, squeeze, bruise, contuse. 2. Break in pieces, crumble, disintegrate, comminute, bray. 3. Demolish, break down, shatter, raze. 4. Overpower, overcome, overwhelm, subdue, quell, conquer …
108grind — v. a. 1. Triturate, pulverize, bruise, bray, comminute by attrition. 2. Sharpen (by rubbing). 3. Grate, rub together. 4. Oppress, harass, persecute, plague, trouble, afflict, be hard upon …
109levigate — v. a. Pulverize, comminute, triturate, grind, bruise, bray, reduce to powder …
110pound — v. a. 1. Beat, strike. 2. Bray, bruise, crush, pulverize, triturate, comminute, levigate. 3. Impound, confine in a pound, coop, enclose, shut up …
