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dust

/ dust /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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 particulate matter
Kinds of:
chalk dust fallout radioactive dust
noun Sense 2
free microscopic particles of solid material
"astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"
Type of:
material stuff
Kinds of:
interplanetary dust
Derived:
scatter sprinkle dot disperse
verb Sense 3
remove the dust from
"dust the cabinets"
Type of:
clean make clean
Derived:
dustcloth dustrag duster
Entails:
remove take take away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
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:
smear blur smudge
Derived:
debris junk rubble detritus
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
cover with a light dusting of a substance
"dust the bread with flour"
Type of:
cover
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
Type of:
rubbish trash scrap
Kinds of:
slack
Derived:
trash junk scrap
verb Sense 7
distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
Type of:
discharge
Kinds of:
spray spatter splatter plash splash
Derived:
scattering sprinkling scatter strewing spread
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
77%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
3
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particulate particulate matter chalk dust fallout radioactive dust material stuff interplanetary dust clean make clean smear blur