Dust

noun
dəst

Noun

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

    “the furniture was covered with dust”

    Type of:Particulate

  • free microscopic particles of solid material

    “astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust”

    Type of:MaterialStuff

  • the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

    Similar:DebrisDetritusJunkRubble
    Type of:ScrapRubbishTrash

Verb

  • cover with a light dusting of a substance

    “dust the bread with flour”

    Type of:Cover

  • remove the dust from

    “dust the cabinets”

    Type of:Clean

  • 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”

    Type of:SmearBlurSmutch

  • distribute loosely

    Similar:DisperseDotScatterSprinkle
    Type of:Discharge

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