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Dust

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Noun

1. dust

fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air

Example Sentences:
'the furniture was covered with dust'

2. debris, detritus, dust, junk, rubble

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

3. dust

free microscopic particles of solid material

Example Sentences:
'astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust'

Verb

4. dust

remove the dust from

Example Sentences:
'dust the cabinets'

5. dust

rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape

Example Sentences:
'The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image'

6. dust

cover with a light dusting of a substance

Example Sentences:
'dust the bread with flour'

7. disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle

distribute loosely

Example Sentences:
'He scattered gun powder under the wagon'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dust

see synonyms of dust
noun
1. 
dry fine powdery material, such as particles of dirt, earth or pollen
2. 
a cloud of such fine particles
3. 
the powdery particles to which something is thought to be reduced by death, decay, or disintegration
4. 
a. 
the mortal body of man
b. 
the corpse of a dead person
5. 
the earth; ground
6. informal
a disturbance; fuss (esp in the phrases kick up a dust, raise a dust)
7. 
something of little or no worth
8. informal
(in mining parlance) silicosis or any similar respiratory disease
9.  short for gold dust
10. 
ashes or household refuse
11.  bite the dust
12.  dust and ashes
13.  leave someone or something in the dust
14.  shake the dust off one's feet
15.  throw dust in the eyes of
verb
16. (transitive)
to sprinkle or cover (something) with (dust or some other powdery substance)
to dust a cake with sugar
to dust sugar onto a cake
17. 
to remove dust by wiping, sweeping, or brushing
18. archaic
to make or become dirty with dust

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Dust

see synonyms of dust
noun
1. 
powdery earth or other matter in bits fine enough to be easily suspended in air
2. 
a cloud of such matter
3. 
confusion; turmoil
4. 
a. 
earth, esp. as the place of burial
b. 
mortal remains disintegrated or thought of as disintegrating to earth or dust
5. 
a humble or abject condition
6. 
anything worthless
7.  British
ashes, rubbish, etc.
8. 
pollen
9.  US
gold dust
10.  Archaic
a particle
verb transitive
11. 
to sprinkle with dust or a fine powdery substance
to dust crops with an insecticide
12. 
to sprinkle (powder, etc.) on something
13. 
to rid of dust, as by brushing, shaking, or wiping
often with off
14.  Archaic
to make dusty
verb intransitive
15. 
to remove dust, esp. from furniture, floors, etc.
16. 
to bathe in dust
said of a bird

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dust

see synonyms of dust
n.
1. Fine, dry particles of matter.
2. A cloud of fine, dry particles.
3. Particles of matter regarded as the result of disintegration: fabric that had fallen to dust over the centuries.
4.
a. Earth, especially when regarded as the substance of the grave: "ashes to ashes, dust to dust" (Book of Common Prayer).
b. The surface of the ground.
5. A debased or despised condition.
6. Something of no worth.
7. Chiefly British Rubbish readied for disposal.
8. Confusion; agitation; commotion: won't go back in until the dust settles.
v. dust·ed, dust·ing, dusts
v.tr.
1. To remove dust from by wiping, brushing, or beating: dust the furniture.
2. To sprinkle with a powdery substance: dusted the cookies with sugar; dust crops with fertilizer.
3. To apply or strew in fine particles: dusted talcum powder on my feet.
4. Baseball To deliver a pitch so close to (the batter) as to make the batter back away.
v.intr.
1. To clean by removing dust.
2. To cover itself with dry soil or other particulate matter. Used of a bird.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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