DUST in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "DUST"

    • fine, dry particles of matter
    • (intransitive) to remove dust; to clean by removing dust
    • (intransitive) Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth
    • (transitive) to spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, etc.
    • noun
      (countable)
      The act of cleaning by dusting.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A single particle of earth or other material.
    • noun
      The earth, as the resting place of the dead.
    • noun
      The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      Something worthless.
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      A low or mean condition.
    • noun
      (slang, dated)
      cash; money (in reference to gold dust).
    • noun
      (mathematics)
      A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To remove dust from.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid.
    • verb
      (chiefly US slang)
      To leave; to rush off.
    • verb
      To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate.
    • fine, dry particles
    • (transitive) to remove dust from
    • (intransitive) to clean by removing dust
    • to spray something with fine powder or liquid
    • To remove solid material divided in particles of very small size to clean something.
    • dust (in air)
    • (to) dust
    • Any kind of solid material divided in particles of very small size.
    • noun
      fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust"
    • noun
      free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"
    • noun
      the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
    • verb
      cover with a light dusting of a substance; "dust the bread with flour"
    • verb
      distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
    • verb
      remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"
    • verb
      rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"

    Synonyms of "DUST" in English dictionary

    detritus, disperse, junk are the top synonyms of "DUST" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of DUST

    • dust ( uncountable)
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    • dust ( third-person singular simple present dusts, present participle dusting, simple past and past participle dusted)
    • dust (countable and uncountable, plural dusts)
    • dust (third-person singular simple present dusts, present participle dusting, simple past and past participle dusted)
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