dust

Nouns

• (n) fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
  • the furniture was covered with dust
• (n) the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up debris, detritus, junk, rubble,
• (n) free microscopic particles of solid material
  • astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust

Verbs

• (v) remove the dust from
  • dust the cabinets
• (v) 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
• (v) cover with a light dusting of a substance
  • dust the bread with flour
• (v) distribute loosely
  • He scattered gun powder under the wagon
  disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter,

Synonyms

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