Powder vs. Dough — What's the Difference?

A powder is a dry, bulk solid composed of many very fine particles that may flow freely when shaken or tilted. Powders are a special sub-class of granular materials, although the terms powder and granular are sometimes used to distinguish separate classes of material.

Dough is a thick, malleable, sometimes elastic paste made out of any grains, leguminous or chestnut crops. Dough is typically made by mixing flour with a small amount of water and/or other liquid, and sometimes includes yeast or other leavening agents as well as other ingredients such as various fats or flavorings.

A substance consisting of ground, pulverized, or otherwise finely dispersed solid particles.

A thick, malleable mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking into bread or pastry

Any of various preparations in the form of powder, as certain cosmetics and medicines.

Money

A dry explosive mixture, such as gunpowder.

A soft, thick mixture of dry ingredients, such as flour or meal, and liquid, such as water, that is kneaded, shaped, and baked, especially as bread or pastry.

Light dry snow.

A pasty mass similar to this mixture.

To turn into or produce as a powder

(Slang) Money.

To put powder on

A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.

To strew or ornament with small objects or flecks

Money.

The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.

(transitive) To make into dough.

(cosmetics) A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.

Paste of bread; a soft mass of moistened flour or meal, kneaded or unkneaded, but not yet baked; as, to knead dough.

An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.

Anything of the consistency of such paste.

(informal) powder snow; light, dry, fluffy snow.

A flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll

Ellipsis of powder blue; the colour powder blue.

Informal terms for money

(transitive) To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.

(transitive) To sprinkle with powder, or as if with powder.

(intransitive) To use powder on the hair or skin.

(intransitive) To turn into powder; to become powdery.

To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat.

To depart suddenly; to "take a powder".

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. See Gunpowder.

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 sprinkle; as, to powder the hair.

To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat.

To be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some salts powder easily.

To use powder on the hair or skin; as, she paints and powders.

A solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

A mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks

Any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a powder

Apply powder to;

Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust;