Dust - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dʌst|  American pronunciation of the word dust
Brit.  |dʌst|  British pronunciation of the word dust

noun

- fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
the furniture was covered with dust
- the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up (syn: debris, detritus, junk, rubble)
- free microscopic particles of solid material
astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust

verb

- remove the dust from
dust the cabinets
- rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image
- cover with a light dusting of a substance
dust the bread with flour
- distribute loosely (syn: disperse, dot, scatter, sprinkle)

Extra examples

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.

I dust at least once a week.

Dust the pan with flour.

The crops will be dusted with pesticide.

His feet became heavily dusted.

Dust it with flour.

He stood up and dusted himself down.

I went about sweeping and dusting.

He dusted the crumbs off his lap.

All the furniture was covered in dust.

There's not a speck of dust in the kitchen.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: dust
he/she/it: dusts
present participle: dusting
past tense: dusted
past participle: dusted
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