Build and Powder

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Build verb - To form by putting together parts or materials.

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Powder is an antonym for build.

Nearby Words: built, building, buildup, builder

Powder verb - To reduce to fine particles.

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Build is an antonym for powder in sprinkle fine grains topic.

Nearby Words: powdered, powdery, powdering

normal	normal build	normal powder
common	common build	common powder
certain	certain build	certain powder
heavy	heavy build	heavy powder
Other adjectives: effective, great, new.

But when shot in succession under battlefield conditions, soot from the black powder would build up in the barrel, preventing new balls from being dropped in the barrel, or jamming or even exploding the gun upon it being fired.

Source: Guns Are Worthless
Simply put, there's such a huge variety of ammunition that the game had to include reloading benches to let players reload their ammo with powder, lead, and primers (either purchased from vendors or taken from broken down ammo that you don't need to use) or build their preferred loads.

Source: Universal Ammunition

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