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| 1. | [ noun ] (geology) fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air | |
| Examples: | "the furniture was covered with dust" |
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| Related terms: | soil particulate fallout chalk_dust | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | |
| Synonyms: | debris junk rubble detritus | |
| Related terms: | rubbish slack trash | |
| 3. | [ verb ] remove the dust from, as of furniture | |
| Related terms: | clean remove | |
| 4. | [ verb ] rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape | |
| Examples: | "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image" |
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| Related terms: | smear debris | |
| 5. | [ verb ] distribute loosely | |
| Synonyms: | sprinkle disperse scatter dot | |
| Examples: | "He scattered gun powder under the wagon." |
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| Related terms: | discharge spray sprinkle aerosolize spray spatter bespangle scatter | |
| 6. | [ verb ] cover with a light dusting of a substance | |
| Examples: | "dust the bread with flour" |
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| Related terms: | cover | |
| 7. | [ noun ] free microscopic particles of solid material | |
| Examples: | "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust" |
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| Related terms: | material interplanetary_dust scatter | |
| Similar spelling: |
dusty Dusti duct ducat Ducote dugout Dukette Duckett |
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