flour meaning
flour :
powder, ground grain
noun
▪ We need flour to bake bread.
▪ We need powder to make bread.
▪ She bought a bag of flour.
▪ She bought a bag of powder.
paraphrasing
▪ meal – ground grain
▪ powder – fine particles
▪ dust – fine particles
▪ grain – cereal crop
Pronunciation
flour [ˈflaʊər]
The stress is on 'flour' and sounds like 'flou-er'.
Common phrases and grammar about flour
flour - Common meaning
noun
powder, ground grain
Part of Speech Changes for "flour"
▪ floury (adjective) – covered with or resembling flour
Common Expressions with "flour"
▪ all-purpose flour – versatile flour
▪ whole wheat flour – flour from whole grains
▪ cake flour – fine flour for cakes
▪ bread flour – strong flour for bread
Important examples of flour in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, flour is often used to describe baking ingredients.
Example of a confusing word: flower (a plant bloom)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Flour is a common noun and is used in TOEIC grammar questions to identify ingredients.
flour
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
flour and water
means basic ingredients, used when talking about simple cooking.
flour the surface
means 'to sprinkle flour on a surface', used in baking.
Differences between similar words and flour
flour
,
meal
differences
Flour is a fine powder from grains, while meal is coarser and less processed.
Words with the same origin as flour
The origin of flour
The word's etymology is not clear.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
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