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dust

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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

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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

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