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Pounce
- noun - move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"
- Noun : A fine resinous powder once used to prevent ink spreading when writing on unglazed paper or parchment.
- the act of pouncing
Pounds
- noun - 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
- a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
- a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
- a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
- a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
- break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
- formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
- hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
- move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
- move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
- partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal"
Poured
- verb - cause to run; "pour water over the floor"
- flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"
- move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
- pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines"
- rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
- supply in large amounts or quantities; "We poured money into the education of our children"
Pouted
- verb - be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"
- make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted"
Pouter
- noun - one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out
- someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression
Powder
- noun - a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
- a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
- any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder
- apply powder to; "She powdered her nose"; "The King wears a powdered wig"
- make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains"