PULVERISES Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word pulverises. (close relations)
Definition of PULVERISES
Best Alternative Words for PULVERISES
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| breaks | verbv | |||||||
noun • some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity • an unexpected piece of good luck • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) • a pause from doing something (as work) • the act of breaking something • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something • breaking of hard tissue such as bone • the occurrence of breaking • an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion) • the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool • (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving • an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity • a sudden dash • any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare • an escape from jail verb • terminate or end • become separated into pieces or fragments • render inoperable or ineffective • ruin completely • destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • move away or escape suddenly • scatter or part • force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up • prevent completion • enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act • make submissive, obedient, or useful • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns • surpass in excellence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • come into being • stop operating or functioning • interrupt a continued activity • make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing • curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves • lessen in force or effect • be broken in • come to an end • vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity • cause to give up a habit • give up • come forth or begin from a state of latency • happen or take place • cause the failure or ruin of • invalidate by judicial action • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank • reduce to bankruptcy • change directions suddenly • emerge from the surface of a body of water • break down, literally or metaphorically • do a break dance • exchange for smaller units of money • destroy the completeness of a set of related items • make the opening shot that scatters the balls • separate from a clinch, in boxing • go to pieces • break a piece from a whole • become punctured or penetrated • pierce or penetrate • be released or become known; of news • cease an action temporarily • interrupt the flow of current in • undergo breaking • find a flaw in • find the solution or key to • change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another • happen • become fractured; break or crack on the surface only • crack; of the male voice in puberty • fall sharply • fracture a bone of • diminish or discontinue abruptly • weaken or destroy in spirit or body | ||||||||
| crushes | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated • a dense crowd of people • temporary love of an adolescent • the act of crushing verb • come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict • break into small pieces • humiliate or depress completely • crush or bruise • make ineffective • become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure | ||||||||
| demolishes | verbv | |||||||
verb • destroy completely • ruin or destroy • eat up completely, as with great appetite • defeat soundly and humiliatingly | ||||||||
| grinds | verbv | |||||||
noun • an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious • the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground • hard monotonous routine work • the act of grinding to a powder or dust verb • press or grind with a crushing noise • make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together • work hard • dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced • reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading • created by grinding • shape or form by grinding | ||||||||
| mashes | verbv | |||||||
noun • a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing • mixture of ground animal feeds verb • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition • talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions • reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading | ||||||||
| shatters | verbv | |||||||
verb • break into many pieces • damage or destroy • cause to break into many pieces | ||||||||
| smashes | verbv | |||||||
noun • a vigorous blow • a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) • a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head • the act of colliding with something • a conspicuous success adverb • with a loud crash verb • hit with great force • break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over • reduce to bankruptcy • hit violently • humiliate or depress completely • damage or destroy as if by violence • hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke • collide or strike violently and suddenly • overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful) • break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow | ||||||||
| pulverize | verbv | |||||||
verb • make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust • destroy completely • become powder or dust | ||||||||
| powderise | adverbadv | |||||||
verb • become powder or dust • make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust | ||||||||
| powderize | verbv | |||||||
verb • become powder or dust • make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust | ||||||||
| demolish | verbv | |||||||
verb • destroy completely • ruin or destroy • eat up completely, as with great appetite • defeat soundly and humiliatingly | ||||||||
| powder | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • 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 pulverized powder verb • make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust • apply powder to | ||||||||
