| 单词 | dust storm |
| 释义 | dust /dust/noun
ORIGIN: OE dūst; cf Ger Dunst vapour dustˈer noun
dustˈily adverb dustˈiness noun dustˈless adjective dustˈy adjective
dust bag noun A cloth or paper sack intended to hold the material sucked up by a vacuum cleaner dustˈ-ball noun A ball of grain-dust, etc, in a horse's intestine dustˈ-bath noun The action of birds in rubbing dust into their feathers, probably to get rid of parasites dustˈbin noun
dust bowl noun A drought area subject to dust storms (Dust Bowl the region of the USA along the western edge of the Great Plains) dustˈ-brand noun Smut dustˈ-brush noun A light brush for removing dust dust bunny noun (N American informal) A ball of dust and fluff dustˈcart noun A cart for taking away household rubbish dustˈcoat noun
dust cover noun
dust devil or dust storm noun A small storm in which a whirling column of dust or sand travels across a dry country dust explosion noun An explosion resulting from the ignition of small concentrations of flammable dust (eg coal dust or flour) in the air dustˈ-hole noun (obsolete) Dustbin dusting powder noun Fine powder, esp talcum powder dust jacket noun The jacket or dust cover of a book dustˈman noun A person employed to remove household rubbish dustˈpan noun A pan or shovel for removing dust swept from the floor dustˈproof adjective Impervious or inaccessible to dust dustˈsheet noun A cloth for protecting furniture from dust dustˈ-shot noun The smallest size of shot dust storm see dust devil above. dustˈ-up noun (informal) A quarrel, a brawl dusty answer noun (figurative) An unsatisfying, unfruitful, or sordid response dustˈy-foot see piepowder dustˈy-millˈer noun The auricula, from the white dust on its leaves and flowers bite the dust see under bite dust someone's jacket To give someone a beating kick up or raise a dust see under kick throw dust in someone's eyes (figurative) To deceive someone |
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