flour

/ˈflaʊə/noun

A fine powder made by grinding grain, especially wheat, or other foods such as potatoes, used for baking bread, cakes, and pastry.

Example sentence

“Sift two cups of flour into the mixing bowl.”

Pronounced exactly like 'flower', a classic homophone pair that spelling checkers cannot catch. Uncountable: some flour, a bag of flour.

Related words

doughA soft, thick mixture, mainly of flour combined with liquid and other ingredients like eggs or butter, that is shaped and baked.sugarA sweet crystalline substance made from sugar cane or sugar beet and added to food and drinks.yeastA moist, yellowish foam formed when malt liquids ferment, used in brewing beer, raising bread dough, and in some medicines.pepperA sharp-tasting spice made from the dried, fermented, unripe berries of the pepper plant.pancakeA flat, round cake made from batter and cooked in a frying pan or on a griddle.onionA round vegetable of the garlic family, made of strong-smelling layers, eaten cooked or raw and used to flavour food.