The snow is powdery.
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Powdery
/ˈpaʊdəɹi/
Synonyms for "powdery" (71 found)
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Adjective(6 words)
Noun(6 words)
dry soildusting powderfine powderfine sandfinely ground spicesfinely milled
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Noun(5 words)
ground materialmetal dustpowder samplingpowdered sugarssetting powder finish
Adjective(10 words)
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6 entriesappearance descriptorcolor descriptorsurface characteristicsurface descriptiontextural descriptortextural property
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9 entriespowdery coatingpowdery dustpowdery filmpowdery finishpowdery frostpowdery layerpowdery lookpowdery sheenpowdery snow
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6 entriespowdery coatingpowdery filmpowdery finishpowdery residuepowdery surfacepowdery texture
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5 total sentences available.
The snow was powdery.
Source: tatoeba (2335854)
I look out on the brilliant heaven, and see a milky way of powdery splendour wandering through it, and clusters and knots of stars and planets shining serenely in the blue frosty spaces; and the armed apparition of Orion, his spear pointing away into immeasurable space, gleaming overhead; and the familiar constellation of the Plough dipping down into the west; and I think when I go in again that there is one Christmas the less between me and my grave.
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powdery drink
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