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- Dictionarydust/dʌst/
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 or dirt 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 icing sugar" Similar
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DUST definition: 1. dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces…. Learn more.
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.
1. : fine particles of matter (as of earth) 2. : the particles into which something disintegrates. 3. a. : something worthless. b. : a state of humiliation. 4. a. : the earth especially as a place of burial. b. : the surface of the ground. 5. a. : a cloud of dust. b. : confusion, disturbance. 6. archaic : a single particle (as of earth) 7.
Dust is made of fine particles of solid matter. On Earth, it generally consists of particles in the atmosphere that come from various sources such as soil lifted by wind (an aeolian process), volcanic eruptions, and pollution. Dust in homes is composed of about 20–50% dead skin cells.
Dust is the fine, powdery substance that settles on surfaces over time or is blown around outdoors. A junk shop might be full of beautiful old furniture and books, all covered with dust. There's the dust you clean with a feather duster, and then there's the verb "to 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.
1. To remove dust from by wiping, brushing, or beating: dust the furniture. 2. To sprinkle with a powdery substance: dusted the cookies with sugar; dust crops with fertilizer. 3. To apply or strew in fine particles: dusted talcum powder on my feet. 4. Baseball To deliver a pitch so close to (the batter) as to make the batter back away. v.intr. 1.
Definition of dust noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to strew or sprinkle (a powder, dust, or other fine particles): to dust insecticide on a rosebush.
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.
