Gunpowder
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Example sentence: Too much detail can bog down any story. Enough with the history of gunpowder, the geology of Hawaii, the processes of whaling, and cactus and tumbleweed.
Powder
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust.An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate.To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be sprinkleTo be reduced to powder; to become like powder.To use powder on the hair or skin; as,
Example sentence: When I was 11, I saw this ad for dish soap powder that said, 'Women all over America are fighting greasy pots and pans.' I was so angry. I couldn't understand why it didn't say men as well.