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- Dictionarydust/dʌst/
noun
- 1. fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air: "the car sent up clouds of dust" Similar
- 2. an act of dusting: "a quick dust, to get rid of the cobwebs"
verb
- 1. remove the dust or dirt from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it: "I broke the vase I had been dusting" Similar
- 2. cover lightly with a powdered substance: "roll out on a surface dusted with icing sugar" Similar
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B1. dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or other substances: The furniture was covered in dust and cobwebs. A cloud of dust rose in the air as the car roared past. coal dust. Comstock/Stockbyt/GettyImages. Fewer examples. These china ornaments just collect dust.
1. : fine particles of matter (as of earth) 2. : the particles into which something disintegrates. 3. a. : something worthless. b. : a state of humiliation. 4. a. : the earth especially as a place of burial. b. : the surface of the ground. 5. a. : a cloud of dust. b. : confusion, disturbance.
noun. dry fine powdery material, such as particles of dirt, earth or pollen. a cloud of such fine particles. the powdery particles to which something is thought to be reduced by death, decay, or disintegration. the mortal body of man.
Dust is made of fine particles of solid matter. On Earth, it generally consists of particles in the atmosphere that come from various sources such as soil lifted by wind (an aeolian process), volcanic eruptions, and pollution. Dust in homes is composed of about 20–50% dead skin cells.
dust in British English. (dʌst ) 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.
dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or other substances: The furniture was covered in dust and cobwebs. A cloud of dust rose in the air as the car roared past. coal dust. Comstock/Stockbyt/GettyImages.
dust. (dŭst) 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.
Definition of dust noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dust is the fine, powdery substance that settles on surfaces over time or is blown around outdoors. A junk shop might be full of beautiful old furniture and books, all covered with dust. There's the dust you clean with a feather duster, and then there's the verb "to dust."
to strew or sprinkle (a powder, dust, or other fine particles): to dust insecticide on a rosebush.
