Dust meanings. All definitions of Dust

noun dust Fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air. 1

noun dust dirt particles 1

noun dust thin layer of dirt on furniture 1

transitive verb dust furniture, etc.: wipe clean 1

intransitive verb dust remove dust 1

noun dust powdery substance 1

intransitive verb dust sprinkle with 1

noun dust earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. 1

noun dust a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air. 1

noun dust any finely powdered substance, as sawdust. 1

noun dust the ground; the earth's surface. 1

noun dust the substance to which something, as the dead human body, is ultimately reduced by disintegration or decay; earthly remains. 1

noun dust British. ashes, refuse, etc. junk1 (def 1). 1

noun dust a low or humble condition. 1

noun dust anything worthless. 1

noun dust disturbance; turmoil. 1

noun dust gold dust. 1

noun dust the mortal body of a human being. 1

noun dust a single particle or grain. 1

noun dust Archaic. money; cash. 1

verb with object dust to wipe the dust from: to dust a table. 1

verb with object dust to sprinkle with a powder or dust: to dust rosebushes with an insecticide. 1

verb with object dust to strew or sprinkle (a powder, dust, or other fine particles): to dust insecticide on a rosebush. 1

verb with object dust to soil with dust; make dusty. 1

verb without object dust to wipe dust from furniture, woodwork, etc. 1

verb without object dust to become dusty. 1

verb without object dust to apply dust or powder to a plant, one's body, etc.: to dust with an insecticide in late spring. 1

idioms dust bite the dust, to be killed, especially in battle; die. to suffer defeat; be unsuccessful; fail: Another manufacturer has bitten the dust. 1

idioms dust dust off, Baseball. (of a pitcher) to throw the ball purposely at or dangerously close to (the batter). to take out or prepare for use again, as after a period of inactivity or storage: I'm going to dust off my accounting skills and try to get a job in the finance department. to beat up badly: The gang of hoodlums dusted off a cop. 1

idioms dust leave one in the dust, to overtake and surpass a competitor or one who is less ambitious, qualified, etc.: Don't be so meek, they'll leave you in the dust. 1

idioms dust lick the dust, to be killed; die. to humble oneself abjectly; grovel: He will resign rather than lick the dust. 1

idioms dust make the dust fly, to execute with vigor or speed: We turned them loose on the work, and they made the dust fly. 1

idioms dust shake the dust from one's feet, to depart in anger or disdain; leave decisively or in haste, especially from an unpleasant situation: As the country moved toward totalitarianism, many of the intelligentsia shook the dust from their feet. 1

idioms dust throw dust in someone's eyes, to mislead; deceive: He threw dust in our eyes by pretending to be a jeweler and then disappeared with the diamonds. 1

noun dust (Uncountable Noun) Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, etc. 0

noun dust (Countable Noun) The act of cleaning by dusting. 0

noun dust (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A single particle of earth or other material. 0

noun dust The earth, as the resting place of the dead. 0

noun dust The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body. 0

noun dust (figuratively) Something worthless. 0

noun dust (figuratively) A low or mean condition. 0

noun dust (Slang) (dated) cash; money (in reference to gold dust). 0

noun dust (mathematics) A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure. 0

verb dust (Transitive Verb) To remove dust from. 0

verb dust (Intransitive Verb) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust. 0

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