1. dust - Noun
2. dust - Verb
3. Dust - Proper noun
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 dictionaryArt 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