dust

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/dʌst/

noun 5verb 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

fine | brick, coal, radioactive

QUANT

cloud, layer

The old book had gathered such a thick layer of dust that nobody had read it for years.

particle, speck

A few particles of dust settled on the shelf after we opened the old box.

VERB + DUST

gather

My old guitar has been gathering dust in the closet for three years now.

be covered in/with

DUST + VERB

lie

Dust lay thick on the old shelves in the abandoned house.

DUST + NOUN

cloud | particle | storm

Definitions

noun

Fine particles.

There is so much dust released during the process of laying ballast that the trackside operator wears a full face mask with respirator.

Fine particles.

Astronomers have previously considered that dust produced by the star was obscuring it, causing the steep decline in brightness.

Fine particles.

verb

To remove dust from.

The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.

There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.

To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.

Dusting always makes me cough.

To make dusty, to soil with dust.

Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.

To spray or cover (something) with fine powder or liquid, to sprinkle.

The mother dusted her baby’s bum with talcum powder.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken u

verb — distribute loosely

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

bite the dust

To die.

Ulysses killed Demoptolemus, Telemachus Euryades, Eumæus Elatus, while the stockman killed Pisander. These all bit the dust, and as the others drew back into a corner Ulysses and h

collect dust

To remain untouched and unused for a long period of time.

The trophies on his wall reminding him of his heyday are now just collecting dust.

catch dust

To be rarely used.

eat someone's dust

To be outrun.

You better move fast before you eat his dust.

dust settles

A heated, angry, or confused atmosphere calms down.

I tried to make amends after the dust settled.

Example Bank

There is so much dust released during the process of laying ballast that the trackside operator wears a full face mask with respirator.

Wiktionary

Astronomers have previously considered that dust produced by the star was obscuring it, causing the steep decline in brightness.

Wiktionary

to touch a dust of England’s ground

Wiktionary

The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.

Wiktionary

Dusting always makes me cough.

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

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In some senses, dust is marked as dated, slang, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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