释义 |
powderypow‧der‧y /ˈpaʊdəri/ adjective - The snow was dry and powdery.
- A smile of lath opened amid powdery fallout.
- Before we left, the slopes were covered with the powdery snow that skiers dream about.
- Old powdery tenements fell to the ground.
- Squeezing her fist together she crumbled it into fine powdery dust.
- The earth in the flower bed in front of the window was grey and powdery, the result of several weeks of drought.
- The marble gives it a peculiar, powdery taste.
- The real thing is granular, not powdery.
- This was the dry season, and the ground was red and powdery.
► Textures/Soundsassonance, nouncaw, nouncoarse, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrisp, adjectivecrumbly, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfeathery, adjectivefibrous, adjectivefine, adjectivefleecy, adjectivegluey, adjectiveglutinous, adjectivegooey, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhigh-pitched, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemetre, nounpitch, nounpitch, verbpowdery, adjectiverhythm, nounribbed, adjectiveridged, adjectiverough, adjectiverumble, verbrumble, nounrumbling, nounsharp, adjectiveshriek, nounshrill, adjectivesizzle, verbsonic boom, nounsplash, nounsplat, nounsplutter, verbspongy, adjectivetattoo, nountexture, nountextured, adjectivethrum, verbthud, nounthud, verbthump, verbthump, nounthunder, nounthunder, verbthunderous, adjectivethwack, nountimbre, nounting, nounting-a-ling, nountinkle, nountinkle, verbtoll, nountoll, verbtone, nountoot, verbtoot, nounultrasound, nounyielding, adjective ► powdery snow· The powdery snow flies up as I walk through it. 1like powder or easily broken into powder: powdery snow2covered with powder |