noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ fine
▪ chilli/chili , cocoa , curry , milk , protein
▪ baking
▪ soap , washing (both BrE )
▪ baby , face , talcum
▪ dusting , laundry (both AmE )
VERB + POWDER
▪ grind sth into
▪
The seeds are ground into a fine ~ before use.
▪ dust sth with , sprinkle on
▪
Before the photo dries, the image is dusted with a special ~.
▪ apply , put on
▪
She quickly put some ~ on her cheeks.
▪ add , mix sth with , stir in
▪
Add a teaspoonful of curry ~.
POWDER + NOUN
▪ snow
PHRASES
▪ in ~ form
▪
The medication is also available in ~ form.
Powder is used before these nouns: ↑ blue , ↑ cocaine , ↑ ski , ↑ snow
Powder is used after these nouns: ↑ baby , ↑ chilli , ↑ curry , ↑ custard , ↑ dishwasher , ↑ flea , ↑ garlic , ↑ milk , ↑ mustard , ↑ pepper , ↑ soap , ↑ washing