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English to English noun
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fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air |  | Example: the furniture was covered with dust
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the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | | source: wordnet30
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free microscopic particles of solid material | | Example: astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust
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Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind; that which is crumbled to minute portions; fine powder; as, clouds of dust; bone dust. | | source: webster1913 verb
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remove the dust from | | Example: dust the cabinets
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rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape | | Example: The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image
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cover with a light dusting of a substance | | Example: dust the bread with flour
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distribute loosely | | Example: He scattered gun powder under the wagon
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To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust from; as, to dust a table or a floor. | | source: webster1913
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