flour

5 definitions • 9 examples

powder made from grain, especially wheat, used for making bread, cakes, pasta, pastry, etc.:

Thicken the sauce with a little flour.

Do you prefer flour or corn tortillas?

soft powder made from the seeds or roots of a plant that often contains a lot of starch (= a substance found in potatoes, rice, etc.), used in cooking :

These Vietnamese pancakes are made of rice flour, and so thin you can read a newspaper through them.

You can substitute wheat flour with almond flour in cakes, cookies and muffins.

coconut/chickpea/tapioca flour

to put flour on a surface to prevent food from sticking:

Grease and flour the tins thoroughly.

powder made from grain, esp. wheat, used for making bread, cakes, pasta, pastry, etc.:

wheat/rye flour

three cups of flour

to put a thin layer of flour on something:

Flour the board, then roll out the dough.