dust

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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

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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.

单词	dusts
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. dusts verb present tense third-person singular of dust as in bombs to defeat by a large margin the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bombs whips pastes buries overcomes tops smokes waxes creams annihilates throws smothers upsets beats flattens masters trims routs sweeps shellacs skins overwhelms thrashes clobbers wallops blows away tromps skunks conquers destroys scores exceeds trounces surpasses takes whaps licks succeeds whomps drubs snows under caps whops whups crushes dispatches subdues eats alive beats the pants off runs rings around vanquishes runs circles around wipes the ground with finishes wipes the floor with bests slaughters subjugates overbears surmounts outshines flourishes excels overpowers hurdles eclipses transcends overthrows overmatches knocks over worsts upends overtops betters outdistances knocks off outstrips sinks outdoes breaks pips noses out wins (against) triumphs (over) outfights prevails (over) does in edges (out) aces (out)
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