nnoun.substancefine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the airExamples:- the furniture was covered with dust
Derivationally Related Form:dustydust
Hypernyms:particulate particulate matter
Inherited Hypernyms:dustparticulatematerialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:dustparticulatematerialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:chalk dustfalloutradioactive dust
Full Hyponyms:chalk dustfallout
nnoun.substancethe remains of something that has been destroyed or broken upSynset:debris detritus junk rubble
Derivationally Related Form:junkdust
Hypernyms:rubbish scrap trash
Inherited Hypernyms:debrisrubbishwastematerialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:debrisrubbishwastematerialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:slack
nnoun.substancefree microscopic particles of solid materialExamples:- astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust
Derivationally Related Form:dust
Hypernyms:material stuff
Inherited Hypernyms:dustmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:dustmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:interplanetary dust
Full Hyponyms:interplanetary dust
vverb.contactremove the dust fromDerivationally Related Form:dusterdust
Hypernyms:clean make clean
Inherited Hypernyms:dustcleanchange
Entailment:remove take away take withdraw
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.contactrub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shapeExamples:- The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image
Derivationally Related Form:dust
Hypernyms:blur smear smudge smutch
Inherited Hypernyms:dustsmearrubguide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They --- sugar over the cake (apply to: dust)
vverb.contactcover with a light dusting of a substanceExamples:- dust the bread with flour
Derivationally Related Form:dust
Hypernyms:cover
Inherited Hypernyms:dustcover
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody with something | Somebody ---s something PP | They --- the cake with sugar (apply to: dust)
vverb.contactdistribute looselySynset:disperse dot scatter sprinkle
Examples:- He scattered gun powder under the wagon
Derivationally Related Form:scattersprinklingdispersivedust
Hypernyms:discharge
Inherited Hypernyms:scatterdischargespread
Direct Hyponyms:aerosoliseaerosolizebespangleplashspattersplashsplattersploshspraysprinkleswash
Full Troponyms:aerosolizeatomizebespangledrizzlemistpuddlesaltshowersloshspatterspraysprinklesyringe
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP | They --- sugar over the cake (apply to: scatter)