dust
- noun
- /dʌst/
- As soon as we entered the old house, we could see the dust covering the furniture.
- a cloud of dust
- a speck of dust
- dust settles
This is metallic Pixie dust and comex gold.
- This is metallic Pixie dust and comex gold.
- But he was formed of dust, as we were are.
- Yep, they have cinnamon cinnamon toast crunch dust, Twix dust.
- That gets rain and dust and dirt all year.
Examples
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The sun was streaming in, and dust motes swam slowly in the hot light.
Fiction book (1990) -
So the black stuff you see here is dust, and dust blocks the light.
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Now that it was March, there were dust storms every afternoon at the camp.
Fiction book (1990) -
Everyone was relieved to be away from the dust and flies of the older villages.
Fiction book (1990) -
The windows were closed... and the sunshine coming in through the venetian blinds... showed up the dust in the air.
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The dust in the air made it hard to breathe during the hot summer days.
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She wiped away the dust from the shelf to reveal the old books underneath.
Synonyms
A fine dry material made by crushing and grinding things for skin, medicine or cooking
Substance that makes things unclean
A tiny bit of matter in air or water that is often harmful
Tiny solid or liquid pieces in the air that can harm health
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
Leave a place after a bad experience and not return
- Informal
To delay action or decisions until things become clearer
Compounds
Tiny particles that fall after a nuclear explosion or accident and give off harmful radiation
A removable cover, often plastic or cloth, that protects machines like a printer from dust when not in use
How Much
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dust comes from an old German word that meant 'powder' or tiny loose bits, like the German word Staub. So dust today means the fine, dry particles that collect on surfaces or float in the air.