English noun: flour | |||
1. | flour (food) fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain | ||
Broader (hypernym) | food product, foodstuff | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | plain flour, semolina, soy flour, soybean flour, soybean meal, wheat flour | ||
Substance meronym | bread, breadstuff, dough, pastry, staff of life | ||
English verb: flour | |||
1. | flour (contact) cover with flour | ||
Samples | Flour fish or meat before frying it. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dredge | ||
Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
2. | flour (change) convert grain into flour | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | convert | ||