dust

Speech parts

1. dust - Noun

2. dust - Verb

3. Dust - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

A single particle of earth or other matter.

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

Figuratively, a worthless thing.

Figuratively, a low or mean condition.

Gold dust

Coined money; cash.

To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust from; as, to dust a table or a floor.

To sprinkle with dust.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dot sand powder debris dirt disperse scatter rubble junk soot detritus filth sprinkle grit apple
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Antonyms

pearl goody laver wash ocean flora
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Hypernyms

material cover clean discharge stuff scrap

Hyponyms

ash slack swash spatter spray splash

Phrases with the word

bite the dust dust settles crop-dust organic dust toxic syndrome let the dust settle throw dust in eyes

Derivatives

dusted dusting

Anagrams

stud

Examples

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. Pablo Picasso

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. Berthold Auerbach

Erudition - dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull. Ambrose Bierce

In sunshine the dust is seen. Finnish Proverb

A handful of couscous is better than Mecca and all its dust. Moroccan Proverb

He who blows dust fills his eyes with it. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Dussumier's halfbeak dussumierid dussumieriid dust aggregation dust bag dust ball