pulverization
noun[U]
(UKusuallypulverisation)uk/ˌpʌl.vər.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌpʌl.vɚ.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/theprocessofpressingorcrushingsomething until itbecomespowderor asoftmass:
Thegrantwould have been used for anenvironmentalupgradeat a pulverizationplant.
Powderedconfectioners’sugarundergoespulverization toachieveitspowderedstate
informal
theactofdefeatingsomeoneeasily:
Themissionwas anintervention, not a pulverization.
Ourplayersare stillrecoveringfrom the pulverization we took lastweek.
See
pulverize
- Thelabusesintenseheatand pulverization totestequipmentforautomobiles,airplanes, andboats.
- Thegrantwould have been used for anenvironmentalupgradeat a pulverizationplant.
- Despite pulverization of heropponents, there is afeelingthat she may not becompetitiveenough towinat Wimbledon.
Squeezing and grinding
- compression
- concertina
- constrict
- constriction
- crush
- gnashyourteethidiom
- mash
- mill
- nip
- noncompressible
- pinch
- pound
- presser
- pulp
- scrunch
- snap
- squash
- squish
- tamp
- unmilled
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