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dust  (dst)

n.

1. Fine, dry particles of matter.

2. A cloud of fine, dry particles.

3. Particles of matter regarded as the result of disintegration: fabric that had fallen to dust over the centuries.

4.

a. Earth, especially when regarded as the substance of the grave: "ashes to ashes, dust to dust" Book of Common Prayer.

b. The surface of the ground.

5. A debased or despised condition.

6. Something of no worth.

7. Chiefly British Rubbish readied for disposal.

8. Confusion; agitation; commotion: won't go back in until the dust settles.

v. dust·ed, dust·ing, dusts

v.tr.

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. To clean by removing dust.

2. To cover itself with such particulate matter. Used of a bird.

Phrasal Verb:

dust off

To restore to use: dusted off last year's winter coat.

Idioms:

in the dust

Far behind, as in a race or competition: a marketing strategy that left our competitors in the dust.

make the dust fly

To go about a task with great energy and speed.

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dust

Noun

1. small dry particles of earth, sand, or dirt

2. bite the dust

a. to stop functioning: my television has finally bitten the dust

b. to fall down dead

3. shake the dust off one's feet to depart angrily

4. throw dust in someone's eyes to confuse or mislead someone

Verb

1. to remove dust from (furniture) by wiping

2. to sprinkle (something) with a powdery substance: serve dusted with brown sugar and cinnamon [Old English dūst]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dust - fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust" particulate, particulate matter - a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) chalk dust - dust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk; "chalk dust covered the teacher's hands" fallout, radioactive dust - the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
	2.	dust - the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up debris, detritus, junk, rubble rubbish, trash, scrap - worthless material that is to be disposed of slack - dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
	3.	dust - free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust" interplanetary dust - microscopic particles in the interplanetary medium material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
Verb	1.	dust - remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets" clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
	2.	dust - 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" smudge, smutch, smear, blur - make a smudge on; soil by smudging
	3.	dust - cover with a light dusting of a substance; "dust the bread with flour" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
	4.	dust - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" disperse, sprinkle, dot, scatter spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall" spray - be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor" spatter, splatter, plash, swash, splash, splosh - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" splash, sprinkle, splosh - cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" discharge - pour forth or release; "discharge liquids" bespangle - dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects aerosolize, aerosolise - disperse as an aerosol; "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized"

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dust

noun 1. grime, grit, powder, powdery dirt

noun 2. earth, ground, soil, dirt

noun 3. particles, fine fragments

verb 4. sprinkle, cover, powder, spread, spray, scatter, sift, dredge

Translations

dust [dʌst] n → polvo

vt [+ furniture] → desempolvar [+ cake etc]: to dust with → espolvorear de

dust off vt (also fig) → desempolvar, quitar el polvo de

dust [dʌst] n → poussière f

vt [+ furniture] → essuyer, épousseter [+ cake etc];

to dust with → saupoudrer de

dust off vt (also fig) → dépoussiérer

dust [dʌst] n → Staub m

vt → abstauben;

(cake etc);

to dust with → bestäuben mit

dust off dust vt → abwischen, wegwischen (fig); hervorkramen

dust [dʌst] n → polvere f

vt [+ furniture] → spolverare [+ cake etc]: to dust with → cospargere con

dust off vt → rispolverare

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dust

n dust [dast]

1 fine grains of earth, sand etc The furniture was covered in dust.stofغُبارпясъкprachstøvder Staubσκόνηpolvotolmگرد و غبارpölypoussièreאָבָקधूलprašinapordeburykpolvereほこり먼지dulkėsputekļidebustofstøv, pulverkurzpóprafпыльprachprahprašinadamm, stoftฝุ่นtoz灰塵пил; порохریت ، غبارbụi灰尘

2 anything in the form of fine powder gold-dust; sawdust.stof, poeierمَسْحوق، غُبار، ذرّاتпрахprachstøv; smuld; pulverder Staubσκόνηpolvopuru, pihuهر چیز گرد مانندjauhepoussièreאָבָקबारीक कोई भी चीजprahporbubukduft, salli, rykpolvere粉末가루, 분말dulkėszelta smiltisserbukpoeder-støv, –pulver, –pudder, drysspyłpópulbereпылинкаprachprahprahdamm, puder, pulver, []spånละออง...tozu粉末пил; пісокکسی شی کا سفوف یا مہین ذراتbụi粉末

v

to free (furniture etc) from dust She dusts (the house) once a week.afstofيُنَظِّف الغُبارизбърсвам прахаutřít prachstøve afabstaubenξεσκονίζωquitar el polvotolmu pühkimaگردگیری کردنpyyhkiä pölytépousseterלְנָקוֹת מְאָבָקधूल झाड़ना, छिड़कनाukloniti prašinuleporolmembersihkan debuþurrka afspolverareほこりを払う먼지를 털다šluostyti dulkesslaucīt putekļushabukstoffentørke støv (av)odkurzaćespanara şterge prafulвытирать пыльutrieť prachobrisati prahbrisati prašinudamma []ปัดฝุ่นtoz(unu) almak去掉...上的灰塵витирати пилجھاڑنا پوچھناphủi bụi去掉...上的灰尘

n ˈduster

a cloth for removing dust. stowwerمِنْفَضَة غُبارпарцалprachovka, hadr na prachstøvekluddas Staubtuchξεσκονόπανοtrapotolmulappگردگیرpölyriepuchiffonמָטלִיתधूल साफ करने वाला, धूल झाड़ने वालाkrpa za brisanje prašineportörlőkain lapafþurrkunarklúturstraccio per la polvereぞうきん걸레, 먼지떨이dulkių šluostasputekļu lupatapenyapu debustofdoekstøveklutściereczka do kurzuespanadorcâr­pă de prafпыльная тряпкаhandra na prachkrpa za prahkrpa za prašinudammtrasaผ้าปัดฝุ่นtoz bezi揩布ганчірка, щітка для змітання пилуجھاڑنkhăn lau bụi揩布

adj ˈdusty

a dusty floor.stowwerigمُغْبَرпрашенzaprášenýstøvetstaubigσκονισμένοςpolvorientotolmuneغبار آلودpölyinenpoussiéreuxמְאוּבָקधूल वालाprašanporosberdeburykugurimpolveratoほこりっぽい먼지 덮인dulkėtasputekļainsberhabukstoffigstøvetzakurzonypoeirentoplin de prafпыльныйzaprášenýprašenprašnjavdammigเป็นฝุ่นtozlu, toz içinde, toz gibi有灰塵的запорошений, запиленийخاک آلودہđầy bụi有灰尘的

n ˈdustiness

stowwerigheidإغبِرارнапрашеностprašnoststøvetheddie Staubigkeitπαρουσία (άφθονης) σκόνηςcalidad de polvorientotolmususغبار آلودیpölyisyysétat poussiéreuxמְאוּבָקוּת, לִכלוּךध्रूल भराzaprašenostporlódáskeadaan kotore-ð rykugtl'essere polveroso/impolveratoほこりっぽさ먼지투성이, 더러움dulkėtumasputekļainībakeadaan berdebustoffigheidstøvet tilstandzakurzenieestado poeirentopraf, prăfuireзапылённостьprašnosťzaprašenostprašnjavostmatthetความเป็นฝุ่นละอองtozluluk, toz灰塵запиленістьغبار آلودگیsự đầy bụi灰尘

n dustbin [ˈdasbin]

(American ˈgarbage-can or ˈtrash-can) a container for household rubbish. snippermandjie, vuilgoeddromصُنْدوق الزِّبالَهкофа за сметpopelniceskraldespand; affaldsspandder Mülleimerσκουπιδοτενεκέςcubo de la basuraprügikonteinerسطل زبالهroskapönttöpoubelleפַּח אַשפָּהकचरा पेटीkanta za smećeszeméttartó (vödör), szemétládatempat sampahruslatunnapattumieraごみ入れ쓰레기통šiukšlių kibiras/dėžėatkritumu spainistong sampahvuilnisbaksøppeldunk/-kasse/-bøttekubeł na śmiecicaixote do lixoмусорный ящикsmetníksmetnjakkorpa za otpatkesoptunnaถังขยะçöp tenekesi/bidonu垃圾箱ящик для сміттяکوڑے دانthùng rác垃圾箱

n dust-jacket [ˈdasdʒӕkit]

the loose paper cover of a book. omslagغِلاف وَرَقيобложкаpřebal knihysmudsomslagder Schutzumschlagκάλυμμα βιβλίουsobrecubiertakaaneümbrisروکش کتابsuojapäällysjaquetteעַטִיפַת סֶפֶרकिताब पर चढ़ाई गई जिल्दokvir za knjigeborítójaket bukubókarkápa, hlífðarkápa á bóksovraccoperta di libro*本のカバー책 표지knygos aplankasgrāmatas apvāksjaket bukustofomslagsmussomslagobwolutacapa de livrosupracopertăсуперобложкаprebalovitek za knjigomekane korice knjigeskyddsomslagกระดาษห่อปกkitap kabı/gömleği包書紙, 書皮суперобкладинкаکتاب کا گرد پوشbìa sách包书纸, 书皮

n dustman [ˈdasmən]

a person employed to remove household rubbish. askarryerزَبّالбоклукчияpopelářskraldemand; renovationsarbejderder Müllmannσκουπιδιάρηςbasureroprügivedajaسپور؛ مامور شهرداریroskakuskiéboueur/-euseעוֹבֵד תָּברוּאָהकूड़ा ले जाने वालाsmetlarszemetes (ember)tukang sampahöskukarlspazzino, netturbinoごみ集め人夫쓰레기 수거인šiukšlininkasatkritumu aizvācējspengangkut sampahvuilnismanrenovasjonsarbeider, søppelkjørerśmieciarzlixeiroмусорщикsmetiarsmetarđubretarsophämtareคนเก็บขยะçüpçü清洁工сміттярصفائی کا ملازمcông nhân quét rác清洁工

n dustpan [ˈdaspӕn]

a type of flat container with a handle, used for holding dust swept from the floor. skoppieمِجْرَفَه للكِناسَهлопата за сметlopatka na smetífejespåndie Kehrrichtschaufelφαράσιrecogedorprügikühvelخاک اندازrikkalapiopelle à poussièreיָעֶהडस्टपैन, चौडए मुह वाला छोटा पात्र जिसका प्रयोग जमीन से धूल, मिट्टी आदि को बहार कर उठाने के लइए किया जाता हैlopatica za smećeszemétlapátpengkifægiskúffapaletta per la spazzaturaちり取り쓰레받기šiukšlių semtuvėlis(saslauku) liekšķerepenyodok sampahblikfeiebrettśmietniczkapá do lixofăraşсовок для мусораlopatka na smetismetišnicađubrovniksopskyffelถังตักผงfaraş簸箕совок для сміттяچھوٹا کوڑے دانcái hót rác簸箕

n ˈdust-up

a quarrel There was a bit of a dust-up between the two men.bakleieryشِجار، خِصامкараницаhádka, rvačkaslagsmål; skænderidie Auseinandersetzungτσακωμόςpeleakismaجنگ و دعواeripurabagarreרִיבझगड़ा करनाsukob, prepirkaveszekedéspertengkaranheiftarlegt rifrildi; uppgjörliteけんか싸움rietynėsstrīds; tracistengkarhandgemeenkrangel, oppgjør, sceneawanturabrigascandalперебранкаhádkaprepirsvađauppträde, grälการทะเลาะวิวาทkavga, patırtı爭吵сваркаجھگڑاtranh cãi争吵

dust down

to remove the dust from with a brushing action She picked herself up and dusted herself down.afstofيُنَظِّف الغُبار بالفُرْشاهпремахвам прахokartáčovat (se), oprášit (se)støve af; genoplive; rejse sigausbürstenξεσκονίζωsacudirse el polvotolmu pühkimaتکاندنpyyhkiä pölytépousseterלְהַברִיש אָבָקधूल हटानाotresti prašinuleporolmenyekaslá af sér ryk, þurrka afspolverareほこりを払う먼지를 털어 내다nu(si)braukti dulkesnotīrīt; nobraucīt putekļusmembersihkan(zich) afstoffenbørste av segotrzepać sięsacudir o póa se scutura (de praf)отряхиватьсяoprášiť (sa)otresti prahskinuti prašinu sa sebeborsta dammet avปัดฝุ่นออกจาก (ด้วยมือ)tozunu silkmek刷掉灰塵обмітатиدھول ہٹاناphủi bụi刷掉灰尘

throw dust in someone's eyes

to try to deceive someone. 'n rat voor die oë draaiيَذُر الرَّماد في العُيونхвърлям пясък в очитеsypat písek do očíføre nogen bag lysetjemandem Sand in die Augen streuenρίχνω στάχτη στα μάτιαtratar de engañar a alguien(kellelegi) puru silma ajamaفریب دادنyrittää sumuttaajeter de la poudre aux yeux de qqnלִזרוֹת חוֹל בְּעֵינֵי -झांसा देनाzavarati nekoga, obmanutibecsap (vkit)mengelabuislá ryki í augu e-sgettare la polvere negli occhi a qualcuno, ingannare qualcunoだます속이다, 현혹하다pūsti miglą į akispūst kādam miglu acīsmenipuiemand zand in de ogen strooienforsøke å føre bak lyset, luremydlić komuś oczylançar poeira nos olhos de alguéma-i arunca cuiva cu praf în ochi; a înşelaпускать пыль в глазаsypať piesok do očímetati komu pesek v očiobmanuti nekoglura ngn, föra ngn bakom ljusetปิดบังความจริง; หลอกลวงaldatmak, yanıltmak欺騙某人пил пускати в очіآنکھ میں دھول جھونکناlòe ai欺骗某人