gold dust

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gohld duhst]
- /goʊld dʌst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gohld duhst]
- /goʊld dʌst/

Definitions of gold dust words

noun gold dust gold in fine particles. 1
noun gold dust fine grains of gold 1
noun gold dust sth prized as rare, valuable 1
uncountable noun gold dust Gold dust is gold in the form of a fine powder. 0
uncountable noun gold dust If you say that a type of thing is like gold dust or is gold dust, you mean that it is very difficult to obtain, usually because everyone wants it. 0
noun gold dust gold in the form of small particles or powder, as found in placer-mining 0

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Origin of gold dust

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1695-1705

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Parts of speech for Gold dust

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gold dust popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

gold dust usage trend in Literature

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