dust

1 of 2

noun

ˈdəst

: fine particles of matter (as of earth)

: the particles into which something disintegrates

: something worthless

: a state of humiliation

: the earth especially as a place of burial

: the surface of the ground

: a cloud of dust

: confusion, disturbance

archaic : a single particle (as of earth)

British : refuse ready for collection

dustless

ˈdəst-ləs

adjective

dustlike

ˈdəst-ˌlīk How to pronounce dust (audio)

adjective

dust

2 of 2

verb

dusted; dusting; dusts

transitive verb

archaic : to make dusty

: to make free of dust

dust the living room

: to sprinkle with fine particles

a cake dusted with sugar

: to sprinkle in the form of dust

: to throw a fastball close to (a batter) : brush back

—often used with off

: to defeat badly (as in a race)

intransitive verb

of a bird : to work dust into the feathers

: to remove dust

: to give off dust

Example Sentences

Noun The floor was covered with dust. You can see the dust particles floating through the air. There is not a speck of dust in that house. As the car sped down the dirt road, it left a cloud of dust behind. He wiped the chalk dust off his hands. Verb I dust at least once a week. Dust the pan with flour. The crops will be dusted with pesticide. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

But Webb can look past the dust with its unparalleled sensitivity to infrared light.

Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022 Danny Corte has a feasibility study in his office that is gathering dust.

al, 11 Sep. 2022 The girls drew sketches of wind turbines and conical solar panels that would use gravity or possibly rotate to stay relatively dust-free.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022 The mission will then close again so that delicate religious relics and murals behind the altar can be restored in a dust-free environment.

Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 It’s like the Midsummer Night’s Dream effect with the magic dust.

Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2022 In addition, the dust accelerates snowmelt, causing havoc for the ski industry and Wasatch Front water supplies.

Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 The dust leaves Africa and moves across the Atlantic basin.

Judson Jones, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 The dust will be an issue not only on the day of demolition, but could be for weeks thereafter, every time debris is loaded onto trucks and transported to a waste-disposal site, said Vikrant Tongad, an environmental conservationist in Noida.

Shefali Anand, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022

Verb

This take on the Sam Cooke classic will pick you up and dust you off.

Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022 Place a piece of parchment paper on the counter, and dust it with flour.

Christina Bernstein, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2020 Still, oilier skin types might need to dust another layer onto their T-zones sooner than later.

Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 Addison is four inches shorter, nearly 50 pounds lighter and a near-unstoppable deep threat who might dust London in a foot race.

Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2022 Be sure to regularly dust the plant's leaves with a damp cloth to improve its ability to photosynthesize.

Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 29 Apr. 2022 The child on the street who saw me drop my cookie, pick it up, inspect it, dust it off, and eat it.

Jason Adam Katzenstein, The New Yorker, 18 May 2022 The man asked whether Shinn would be willing every day to empty all the trash cans, dust the erasers and put sodas in the vending machines.

Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2022 Give yourself five minutes to complain, but then dust yourself off and get back up!

Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

dust 1 of 2

noun

ˈdəst

: fine dry powdery particles (as of earth) : a fine powder that often builds up on furniture

: a fine powder made from a particular substance or from something that has disintegrated

gold dust

: the surface of the ground

The horses pawed at the dust.

dust

2 of 2

verb

dusted; dusting

: to make free of dust : brush or wipe away dust

dust furniture

: to sprinkle with or as if with fine particles

Dust the pan with flour.

dust 1 of 2

noun

as in debris

discarded or useless material the piles of dust that future archaeologists will sift through for insights into our civilization

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

debris
garbage
trash
rubbish
rubble
junk
litter
truck
sewage
chaff
dross
waste
refuse
deadwood
offal
effluvium
scrap
riffraff
dreck
effluvia
wash
wreckage
detritus
crud
offscouring
drek
spilth
raffle
lumber
ruins
remains
swill
straw
dump
flotsam
scrap heap
slop
trumpery
discard
jetsam
nothing
cull
castoff
two bits
reject
throwaway
odds and ends
hand-me-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

treasure
pearl
plum
prize
catch
treasure trove
jewel
gem
booty
trove
goodie
goody
find
valuable
salvage

as in soil

the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air laid him out in the dust with one blow to the head

Synonyms & Similar Words

soil
land
ground
earth
dirt
continent
island
zone
terra firma
landmass
mainland
peninsula
isthmus

dust

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verb

as in to smoke

to defeat by a large margin the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans

Synonyms & Similar Words

smoke
bomb
bury
overcome
whip
skin
master
cream
top
wax
paste
blow away
shellac
throw
smother
snow under
skunk
annihilate
flatten
beat
upset
trim
thrash
rout
sweep
wallop
clobber
overwhelm
whup
whop
drub
trounce
whomp
tromp
eat alive
cap
take
destroy
conquer
score
exceed
beat the pants off
wipe the ground with
surpass
lick
worst
run rings around
run circles around
wipe the floor with
succeed
whap
better
best
crush
dispatch
slaughter
finish
hurdle
subdue
knock over
vanquish
surmount
overbear
overmatch
overthrow
subjugate
eclipse
knock off
outshine
flourish
overpower
overtop
nose out
transcend
upend
sink
outdo
break
excel
outstrip
pip
outdistance
win (against)
prevail (over)
triumph (over)
ace (out)
outfight
edge (out)
do in

单词	dust
释义	dust 1 of 2 noun ˈdəst 1 : fine particles of matter (as of earth) 2 : the particles into which something disintegrates 3 a : something worthless b : a state of humiliation 4 a : the earth especially as a place of burial b : the surface of the ground 5 a : a cloud of dust b : confusion, disturbance 6 archaic : a single particle (as of earth) 7 British : refuse ready for collection dustless ˈdəst-ləs adjective dustlike ˈdəst-ˌlīk adjective dust 2 of 2 verb dusted; dusting; dusts transitive verb 1 archaic : to make dusty 2 : to make free of dust dust the living room 3 a : to sprinkle with fine particles a cake dusted with sugar b : to sprinkle in the form of dust 4 : to throw a fastball close to (a batter) : brush back —often used with off 5 : to defeat badly (as in a race) intransitive verb 1 of a bird : to work dust into the feathers 2 : to remove dust 3 : to give off dust Synonyms Noun chaff deadwood debris dreck drek dross effluvium effluvia garbage junk litter offal offscouring raffle refuse riffraff rubbish scrap spilth trash truck waste Verb annihilate blow away bomb bury clobber cream drub flatten paste rout shellac skin skunk smoke [slang] smother snow under thrash trim tromp trounce wallop wax [slang] whip whomp whop whap whup See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The floor was covered with dust. You can see the dust particles floating through the air. There is not a speck of dust in that house. As the car sped down the dirt road, it left a cloud of dust behind. He wiped the chalk dust off his hands. Verb I dust at least once a week. Dust the pan with flour. The crops will be dusted with pesticide. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun But Webb can look past the dust with its unparalleled sensitivity to infrared light. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022 Danny Corte has a feasibility study in his office that is gathering dust. al, 11 Sep. 2022 The girls drew sketches of wind turbines and conical solar panels that would use gravity or possibly rotate to stay relatively dust-free. San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022 The mission will then close again so that delicate religious relics and murals behind the altar can be restored in a dust-free environment. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 It’s like the Midsummer Night’s Dream effect with the magic dust. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2022 In addition, the dust accelerates snowmelt, causing havoc for the ski industry and Wasatch Front water supplies. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 The dust leaves Africa and moves across the Atlantic basin. Judson Jones, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 The dust will be an issue not only on the day of demolition, but could be for weeks thereafter, every time debris is loaded onto trucks and transported to a waste-disposal site, said Vikrant Tongad, an environmental conservationist in Noida. Shefali Anand, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Verb This take on the Sam Cooke classic will pick you up and dust you off. Lawrence Specker \| Lspecker@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022 Place a piece of parchment paper on the counter, and dust it with flour. Christina Bernstein, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2020 Still, oilier skin types might need to dust another layer onto their T-zones sooner than later. Theresa Holland, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 Addison is four inches shorter, nearly 50 pounds lighter and a near-unstoppable deep threat who might dust London in a foot race. Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2022 Be sure to regularly dust the plant's leaves with a damp cloth to improve its ability to photosynthesize. Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 29 Apr. 2022 The child on the street who saw me drop my cookie, pick it up, inspect it, dust it off, and eat it. Jason Adam Katzenstein, The New Yorker, 18 May 2022 The man asked whether Shinn would be willing every day to empty all the trash cans, dust the erasers and put sodas in the vending machines. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2022 Give yourself five minutes to complain, but then dust yourself off and get back up! Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Old English dūst; akin to Old High German tunst storm, and probably to Latin fumus smoke — more at fume First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing dust angel dust as soon as the dust settles bite the dust dust bowl cosmic dust dust bunny dust devil dust off dust oneself down dust oneself off dust sheet dust storm dust wrapper Eat my dust! eat dust house dust mite kick up dust let the dust settle leave (someone) in the dust dust jacket dust mite dust mop the dust settles When the dust settled See More angel dust as soon as the dust settles bite the dust dust bowl cosmic dust dust bunny dust devil dust off dust oneself down dust oneself off dust sheet dust storm dust wrapper Eat my dust! eat dust house dust mite kick up dust let the dust settle leave (someone) in the dust dust jacket dust mite dust mop the dust settles When the dust settled See More Kids Definition dust 1 of 2 noun ˈdəst 1 : fine dry powdery particles (as of earth) : a fine powder that often builds up on furniture 2 : a fine powder made from a particular substance or from something that has disintegrated gold dust 3 : the surface of the ground The horses pawed at the dust. dust 2 of 2 verb dusted; dusting 1 : to make free of dust : brush or wipe away dust dust furniture 2 : to sprinkle with or as if with fine particles Dust the pan with flour. dust 1 of 2 noun 1 as in debris discarded or useless material the piles of dust that future archaeologists will sift through for insights into our civilization Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance debris garbage trash rubbish rubble junk litter truck sewage chaff dross waste refuse deadwood offal effluvium scrap riffraff dreck effluvia wash wreckage detritus crud offscouring drek spilth raffle lumber ruins remains swill straw dump flotsam scrap heap slop trumpery discard jetsam nothing cull castoff two bits reject throwaway odds and ends hand-me-down Antonyms & Near Antonyms treasure pearl plum prize catch treasure trove jewel gem booty trove goodie goody find valuable salvage See More 2 as in soil the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air laid him out in the dust with one blow to the head Synonyms & Similar Words soil land ground earth dirt continent island zone terra firma landmass mainland peninsula isthmus dust 2 of 2 verb as in to smoke to defeat by a large margin the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans Synonyms & Similar Words smoke bomb bury overcome whip skin master cream top wax paste blow away shellac throw smother snow under skunk annihilate flatten beat upset trim thrash rout sweep wallop clobber overwhelm whup whop drub trounce whomp tromp eat alive cap take destroy conquer score exceed beat the pants off wipe the ground with surpass lick worst run rings around run circles around wipe the floor with succeed whap better best crush dispatch slaughter finish hurdle subdue knock over vanquish surmount overbear overmatch overthrow subjugate eclipse knock off outshine flourish overpower overtop nose out transcend upend sink outdo break excel outstrip pip outdistance win (against) prevail (over) triumph (over) ace (out) outfight edge (out) do in Phrases Containing dust bite the dust bite the dust
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