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Word Meanings - TRITURATE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash. 2. To rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to pulverize and comminute thoroughly.

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  • SMOOTHEN
    To make smooth.
  • BRUISEWORT
    A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey.
  • PLANE TREE
    See PLANE
  • SMOOTHNESS
    Quality or state of being smooth.
  • POLISHMENT
    The act of polishing, or the state of being polished.
  • POUNDKEEPER; POUND-KEEPER
    The keeper of a pound.
  • COMMINUTE
    To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or bones; to comminute food with the teeth. Pennant. Comminuted fracture. See under Fracture.
  • POUNDCAKE
    A kind of rich, sweet cake; -- so called from the ingredients being used by pounds, or in equal quantities.
  • SMOOTH-CHINNED
    Having a smooth chin; beardless. Drayton.
  • POUND
    1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat. With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks. Dryden. 2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as,
  • PLANETULE
    A little planet. Conybeare.
  • SMOOTHLY
    In a smooth manner.
  • POLISHED
    Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; polished verse.
  • PLANE-PARALLEL
    Having opposite surfaces exactly plane and parallel, as a piece of glass.
  • POUNDER
    1. One who, or that which, pounds, as a stamp in an ore mill. 2. An instrument used for pounding; a pestle. 3. A person or thing, so called with reference to a certain number of pounds in value, weight, capacity, etc.; as, a cannon carrying
  • PLANETED
    Belonging to planets. Young.
  • SMOOTH-SPOKEN
    Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued.
  • PULVERIZER
    One who, or that which, pulverizes.
  • POUNDING
    1. The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating. 2. A pounded or pulverized substance. "Covered with the poundings of these rocks." J. S. Blackie.
  • POLISHABLE
    Capable of being polished.
  • TEN-POUNDER
    A large oceanic fish found in the tropical parts of all the oceans. It is used chiefly for bait.
  • ASSAY POUND
    A small standard weight used in assaying bullion, etc., sometimes equaling 0.5 gram, but varying with the assayer.
  • IMPOUNDER
    One who impounds.
  • REPOLISH
    To polish again.
  • HYDROBIPLANE
    A hydro-aƫroplane having two supporting planes.
  • COMPOUNDER
    A Jacobite who favored the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, compounds or mixes; as, a
  • COMPOUNDABLE
    That may be compounded.
  • MISEXPOUND
    To expound erroneously.
  • IMPOUNDAGE
    1. The act of impounding, or the state of being impounded. 2. The fee or fine for impounding.
  • COMPOUND CONTROL
    A system of control in which a separate manipulation, as of a rudder, may be effected by either of two movements, in different directions, of a single lever, etc.

 

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