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dust(noun)

fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air

"the furniture was covered with dust"

debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus(noun)

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

dust(verb)

free microscopic particles of solid material

"astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"

dust(verb)

remove the dust from

"dust the cabinets"

dust(verb)

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"

dust(verb)

cover with a light dusting of a substance

"dust the bread with flour"

scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse(verb)

distribute loosely

"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

discarded or useless material

the piles of dust that future archaeologists will sift through for insights into our civilization

the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air

laid him out in the dust with one blow to the head

to defeat by a large margin

the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans

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