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Dust

/dʌst/

Fine particles

📖 Definitions of "Dust"

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.

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."

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