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121mill — 1. noun 1) a steel mill Syn: factory, (processing) plant, works, workshop, shop, foundry 2) a pepper mill Syn: grinder, crusher, quern 2. verb the wheat is milled into flo …
122powder — 1. noun the residue was a pinkish powder Syn: dust, fine particles; talcum powder, talc 2. verb 1) she powdered her face Syn: dust, sprinkle/cover with powder 2) the grains are powdered Syn …
123pulverize — verb 1) the seeds are pulverized into flour Syn: grind, crush, pound, powder, mill, crunch, squash, press, pulp, mash, sieve, mince, macerate; technical comminute 2) informal he pulverized the opposition …
124crumble — v 1. fragment, break up, crumb, crack, splinter, shred, fritter; crush, break, shiver, powder, pulverize, triturate, comminute. 2. disintegrate, fall to pieces, fall apart, break down; collapse, tumble down, give way, break up, go to wrack and… …
125crush — v 1. squash, mash, press down, compress, cramp, constrict, tighten; squeeze, pinch, bruise, contuse; crumple, rumple, wrinkle. 2. pound, grind, smash, shiver, splinter, shatter, pulverize, granulate, powder, triturate, comminute, reduce to… …
126fine — I adj 1. good, satisfactory, acceptable, all right, Inf.O.K., Sl. copacetic, Sl. hunky dory, Chiefly Brit. Inf. tickety boo, Archaic. rum; quality, superior, high grade, choice, select; splendid, Inf. splendiferous, superb, magnificent, Sl. swell …
127granulate — v grain, powder, levigate, pulverize, triturate, comminute; crush, grind, pound, bray; crumble, crumb, fragment, disintegrate; roughen, file, rasp, scrape, abrade …
128grate — I v 1. irritate, aggravate, exasperate, exacerbate, rub the wrong way; annoy, vex, irk, peeve, gall, nettle; wear on, weary, fatigue, fatigate, tire; tax, strain, burden. 2. rasp, grit, gride, scrape, clank, jangle; screech, creak, screak, shrill …
