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- Dictionarydust/dəst/
noun
- 1. fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air: "the car sent up clouds of dust" Similar
- 2. an act of dusting: "a quick dust, to get rid of the cobwebs"
verb
- 1. remove the dust from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it: "I broke the vase I had been dusting" Similar
- 2. cover lightly with a powdered substance: "roll out on a surface dusted with flour" Similar
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The meaning of DUST is fine particles of matter (as of earth). How to use dust in a sentence.
B1. dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or other substances: The furniture was covered in dust and cobwebs. A cloud of dust rose in the air as the car roared past. coal dust. Comstock/Stockbyt/GettyImages. Fewer examples. These china ornaments just collect dust.
dust in British English. (dʌst ) noun. 1. dry fine powdery material, such as particles of dirt, earth or pollen. 2. a cloud of such fine particles. 3. the powdery particles to which something is thought to be reduced by death, decay, or disintegration.
noun. dry fine powdery material, such as particles of dirt, earth or pollen. a cloud of such fine particles. the powdery particles to which something is thought to be reduced by death, decay, or disintegration. the mortal body of man.
noun. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. synonyms: debris, detritus, junk, rubble. see more. verb. cover with a light dusting of a substance. “ dust the bread with flour” see more. verb. 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”
dust. (dŭst) n. 1. Fine, dry particles of matter. 2. A cloud of fine, dry particles. 3. Particles of matter regarded as the result of disintegration: fabric that had fallen to dust over the centuries. 4. a. Earth, especially when regarded as the substance of the grave: "ashes to ashes, dust to dust" (Book of Common Prayer). b.
to strew or sprinkle (a powder, dust, or other fine particles): to dust insecticide on a rosebush.
Definition of dust noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dust meaning, definition, what is dust: dry powder consisting of extremely small...: Learn more.
DUST meaning: 1. a powder of dirt or soil that you see on a surface or in the air: 2. to remove dust from…. Learn more.
