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 | ||