📖 Definitions of "Dust"
noun
- 1
Fine particles
- 2
The act of cleaning by dusting.
- 3
The earth, as the resting place of the dead.
- 4
The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.
verb
- 1
To remove dust from.
"The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard."
- 2
To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
"Dusting always makes me cough."
- 3
Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
- 4
To spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid.
"The mother dusted her baby's bum with talcum powder."
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