dusts

/dʌsts/

noun

  1. 1

    Fine particles

  2. 2

    The act of cleaning by dusting.

  3. 3

    The earth, as the resting place of the dead.

  4. 4

    The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.

  5. 5

    Something worthless.

  6. 6

    A low or mean condition.

  7. 7

    Cash; money (in reference to gold dust).

  8. 8

    A disturbance or uproar.

    to raise, or kick up, a dust
  9. 9

    A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure.

verb

  1. 1

    To remove dust from.

    The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.
  2. 2

    To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.

    Dusting always makes me cough.
  3. 3

    Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.

  4. 4

    To spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid.

    The mother dusted her baby's bum with talcum powder.
  5. 5

    To leave; to rush off.

  6. 6

    To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate.

  7. 7

    To kill or severely disable.

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