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Dust

🔄 Synonyms of "Dust"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
detritusnoun	(by extension) Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
disperseverb	(transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions.
debrisnoun	Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
sprinkleverb	(transitive) To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
junknoun	Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
rubblenoun	The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
dotnoun	A small, round spot.
scatternoun	(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dust"

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Word	Definition
detritusnoun	(by extension) Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
sprinklenoun	A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
rubblenoun	The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
dotnoun	A small, round spot.
debrisnoun	Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
scatternoun	The act of scattering or dispersing.
disperseverb	(transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions.
junknoun	Miscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
sandstormnoun	A strong wind carrying clouds of sand and dust through the air.
vapornoun	Cloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
cyclonenoun	(loosely) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.
falloutnoun	A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence.
sludgenoun	A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
dirtnoun	(chiefly US) Soil or earth.
sandynoun	(informal) A sandwich
particulatenoun	(chiefly in the plural) Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material.
pondnoun	An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
cindernoun	Partially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete combustion of coal or wood etc.; it often rides the rising smoke column into the air, and it can pose a fire hazard when it lands, in dry conditions.
sandnoun	(uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
insulationnoun	Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building.