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1. (n.) dust
earth or other matter in fine dry particles.
2. dust
a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air.
3. dust
any finely powdered substance, as sawdust.
4. dust
the ground; the earth's surface.
5. dust
the substance to which something, as the dead human body, is ultimately reduced by disintegration or decay.
6. dust
Brit. ashes, refuse, etc.
7. dust
a low or humble condition.
8. dust
anything worthless.
9. dust
disturbance; turmoil.
10. dust
the mortal body of a human being.
11. dust
a single particle or grain.
12. dust
Archaic. money; cash.
13. (v.t.) dust
to wipe the dust from.
14. dust
to sprinkle with a powder or dust:
to dust crops with insecticide.
15. dust
to strew or sprinkle (a powder, dust, or other fine particles).
16. dust
to soil with dust; make dusty.
17. (v.i.) dust
to wipe dust from furniture, woodwork, etc.
18. dust
to become dusty.
19. dust
to apply dust or powder to a plant, one's body, etc.
20. dust
dust off,
21. dust
to prepare to use again, esp. after inactivity or storage.
22. dust
to die.
23. dust
to suffer defeat.
24. dust
to become ruined or unusable.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE dūst)
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| Definition of 'Dust' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dust
fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
"the furniture was covered with dust"
2. (noun) debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
3. (verb) dust
free microscopic particles of solid material
"astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"
4. (verb) dust
remove the dust from
"dust the cabinets"
5. (verb) dust
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"
6. (verb) dust
cover with a light dusting of a substance
"dust the bread with flour"
7. (verb) scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
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1. (noun) dust
a powder-like form of dirt on surfaces
The whole house was covered in dust.
2. (verb) dust
to wipe dust away
I hate to dust.; to dust the furniture
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| Definition of 'Dust' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Dust
fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind; that which is crumbled too minute portions; fine powder; as, clouds of dust; bone dust
2. (noun) Dust
a single particle of earth or other matter
3. (noun) Dust
the earth, as the resting place of the dead
4. (noun) Dust
the earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body
5. (noun) Dust
figuratively, a worthless thing
6. (noun) Dust
figuratively, a low or mean condition
7. (noun) Dust
gold dust
8. (noun) Dust
coined money; cash
9. (verb) Dust
to free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust from; as, to dust a table or a floor
10. (verb) Dust
to sprinkle with dust
11. (verb) Dust
to reduce to a fine powder; to levigate
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| Definition of 'Dust' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Dust
Earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
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Sense: fine grains of earth, sand etc
The furniture was covered in dust.
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 Afrikaans: stof |
 Arabic: غُبار |
 Bulgarian: пясък |
 Brazilian: pó |
 Czech: prach |
 German: der Staub |
 Danish: støv |
 Greek: σκόνη |
 Spanish: polvo |
 Estonian: tolm |
 Farsi: گرد و غبار |
 Finnish: pöly |
 French: poussière |
 Hebrew: אָבָק |
 Hindi: धूल |
 Croatian: prašina |
 Hungarian: por |
 Indonesian: debu |
 Icelandic: ryk |
 Italian: polvere |
 Japanese: ほこり |
 Korean: 먼지 |
 Lithuanian: dulkės |
 Latvian: putekļi |
 Malay: debu |
 Dutch: stof |
 Norwegian: støv, pulver |
 Polish: kurz |
 Persian: گرد و غبار |
 Pashto: ګرد او دوړى |
 Portuguese: pó |
 Romanian: praf |
 Russian: пыль |
 Slovak: prach |
 Slovenian: prah |
 Serbian: prašina |
 Swedish: damm, stoft |
 Thai: ฝุ่น |
 Turkish: toz |
 Taiwanese: 灰塵 |
 Ukrainian: пил; порох |
 Urdu: ریت ، غبار |
 Vietnamese: bụi |
 Chinese: 灰尘 |
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