dust (d st)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. Phrasal Verb: 1. To clean by removing dust. 2. To cover itself with such particulate matter. Used of a bird. dust off Idioms: To restore to use: dusted off last year's winter coat. 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. [Middle English, from Old English d  st.] |
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 upslack - 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 | |
| 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" | |
| 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" 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" |
dust
noun 3. particles, fine fragments
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 → polvere f
vt [+ furniture] → spolverare [+ cake etc]: to dust with → cospargere con
dust off vt → rispolverare
n dust [dast]
1 fine grains of earth, sand etc The furniture was covered in dust. stof غُبار пясък prach støv der Staub σκόνη polvo tolm گرد و غبار pöly poussière אָבָק धूल prašina por debu ryk polvere ほこり 먼지 dulkės putekļi debu stof støv, pulver kurz pó praf пыль prach prah prašina damm, stoft ฝุ่น toz 灰塵 пил; порох ریت ، غبار bụi 灰尘
2 anything in the form of fine powder gold-dust; sawdust. stof, poeier مَسْحوق، غُبار، ذرّات прах prach støv; smuld; pulver der Staub σκόνη polvo puru, pihu هر چیز گرد مانند jauhe poussière אָבָק बारीक कोई भी चीज prah por bubuk duft, salli, ryk polvere 粉末 가루, 분말 dulkės zelta smiltis serbuk poeder -støv, –pulver, –pudder, dryss pył pó pulbere пылинка prach prah prah damm, puder, pulver, []spån ละออง ...tozu 粉末 пил; пісок کسی شی کا سفوف یا مہین ذرات bụi 粉末
v
to free (furniture etc) from dust She dusts (the house) once a week. afstof يُنَظِّف الغُبار избърсвам праха utřít prach støve af abstauben ξεσκονίζω quitar el polvo tolmu pühkima گردگیری کردن pyyhkiä pölyt épousseter לְנָקוֹת מְאָבָק धूल झाड़ना, छिड़कना ukloniti prašinu leporol membersihkan debu þurrka af spolverare ほこりを払う 먼지를 털다 šluostyti dulkes slaucīt putekļus habuk stoffen tørke støv (av) odkurzać espanar a şterge praful вытирать пыль utrieť prach obrisati prah brisati prašinu damma [] ปัดฝุ่น toz(unu) almak 去掉...上的灰塵 витирати пил جھاڑنا پوچھنا phủi bụi 去掉...上的灰尘
n duster
a cloth for removing dust. stowwer مِنْفَضَة غُبار парцал prachovka, hadr na prach støveklud das Staubtuch ξεσκονόπανο trapo tolmulapp گردگیر pölyriepu chiffon מָטלִית धूल साफ करने वाला, धूल झाड़ने वाला krpa za brisanje prašine portörlő kain lap afþurrkunarklútur straccio per la polvere ぞうきん 걸레, 먼지떨이 dulkių šluostas putekļu lupata penyapu debu stofdoek støveklut ściereczka do kurzu espanador cârpă de praf пыльная тряпка handra na prach krpa za prah krpa za prašinu dammtrasa ผ้าปัดฝุ่น toz bezi 揩布 ганчірка, щітка для змітання пилу جھاڑن khăn lau bụi 揩布
adj dusty
a dusty floor. stowwerig مُغْبَر прашен zaprášený støvet staubig σκονισμένος polvoriento tolmune غبار آلود pölyinen poussiéreux מְאוּבָק धूल वाला prašan poros berdebu rykugur impolverato ほこりっぽい 먼지 덮인 dulkėtas putekļains berhabuk stoffig støvet zakurzony poeirento plin de praf пыльный zaprášený prašen prašnjav dammig เป็นฝุ่น tozlu, toz içinde, toz gibi 有灰塵的 запорошений, запилений خاک آلودہ đầy bụi 有灰尘的
n dustiness
stowwerigheid إغبِرار напрашеност prašnost støvethed die Staubigkeit παρουσία (άφθονης) σκόνης calidad de polvoriento tolmusus غبار آلودی pölyisyys état poussiéreux מְאוּבָקוּת, לִכלוּך ध्रूल भरा zaprašenost porlódás keadaan kotor e-ð rykugt l'essere polveroso/impolverato ほこりっぽさ 먼지투성이, 더러움 dulkėtumas putekļainība keadaan berdebu stoffigheid støvet tilstand zakurzenie estado poeirento praf, prăfuire запылённость prašnosť zaprašenost prašnjavost matthet ความเป็นฝุ่นละออง tozluluk, toz 灰塵 запиленість غبار آلودگی sự đầy bụi 灰尘
n dustbin [ˈdasbin]
(Americanˈgarbage-canorˈtrash-can) a container for household rubbish. snippermandjie, vuilgoeddrom صُنْدوق الزِّبالَه кофа за смет popelnice skraldespand; affaldsspand der Mülleimer σκουπιδοτενεκές de la cubo basura prügikonteiner سطل زباله roskapönttö poubelle פַּח אַשפָּה कचरा पेटी kanta za smeće szeméttartó (vödör), szemétláda tempat sampah ruslatunna pattumiera ごみ入れ 쓰레기통 šiukšlių kibiras/dėžė atkritumu spainis tong sampah vuilnisbak søppeldunk/-kasse/-bøtte kubeł na śmieci caixote do lixo мусорный ящик smetník smetnjak korpa za otpatke soptunna ถังขยะ çöp tenekesi/bidonu 垃圾箱 ящик для сміття کوڑے دان thùng rác 垃圾箱
n dust-jacket [ˈdasdʒӕkit]
the loose paper cover of a book. omslag غِلاف وَرَقي обложка přebal knihy smudsomslag der Schutzumschlag κάλυμμα βιβλίου sobrecubierta kaaneümbris روکش کتاب suojapäällys jaquette עַטִיפַת סֶפֶר किताब पर चढ़ाई गई जिल्द okvir za knjige borító jaket buku bókarkápa, hlífðarkápa á bók sovraccoperta di libro 本のカバー 책 표지 knygos aplankas grāmatas apvāks jaket buku stofomslag smussomslag obwoluta capa de livro supracopertă суперобложка prebal ovitek za knjigo mekane korice knjige skyddsomslag กระดาษห่อปก kitap kabı/gömleği 包書紙, 書皮 суперобкладинка کتاب کا گرد پوش bìa sách 包书纸, 书皮
n dustman [ˈdasmən]
a person employed to remove household rubbish. askarryer زَبّال боклукчия popelář skraldemand; renovationsarbejder der Müllmann σκουπιδιάρης basurero prügivedaja سپور؛ مامور شهرداری roskakuski éboueur/-euse עוֹבֵד תָּברוּאָה कूड़ा ले जाने वाला smetlar szemetes (ember) tukang sampah öskukarl spazzino, netturbino ごみ集め人夫 쓰레기 수거인 šiukšlininkas atkritumu aizvācējs pengangkut sampah vuilnisman renovasjonsarbeider, søppelkjører śmieciarz lixeiro мусорщик smetiar smetar đubretar sophämtare คนเก็บขยะ çüpçü 清洁工 сміттяр صفائی کا ملازم công 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. skoppie مِجْرَفَه للكِناسَه лопата за смет lopatka na smetí fejespån die Kehrrichtschaufel φαράσι recogedor prügikühvel خاک انداز rikkalapio pelle à poussière יָעֶה डस्टपैन, चौडए मुह वाला छोटा पात्र जिसका प्रयोग जमीन से धूल, मिट्टी आदि को बहार कर उठाने के लइए किया जाता है lopatica za smeće szemétlapát pengki fægiskúffa paletta per la spazzatura ちり取り 쓰레받기 šiukšlių semtuvėlis (saslauku) liekšķere penyodok sampah blik feiebrett śmietniczka pá do lixo făraş совок для мусора lopatka na smeti smetišnica đubrovnik sopskyffel ถังตักผง faraş 簸箕 совок для сміття چھوٹا کوڑے دان cái hót rác 簸箕
n dust-up
a quarrel There was a bit of a dust-up between the two men. bakleiery شِجار، خِصام караница hádka, rvačka slagsmål; skænderi die Auseinandersetzung τσακωμός pelea kisma جنگ و دعوا eripura bagarre רִיב झगड़ा करना sukob, prepirka veszekedés pertengkaran heiftarlegt rifrildi; uppgjör lite けんか 싸움 rietynės strīds; tracis tengkar handgemeen krangel, oppgjør, scene awantura briga scandal перебранка hádka prepir svađa uppträde, gräl การทะเลาะวิวาท kavga, patırtı 爭吵 сварка جھگڑا tranh cãi 争吵
dust down
to remove the dust from with a brushing action She picked herself up and dusted herself down. afstof يُنَظِّف الغُبار بالفُرْشاه премахвам прах okartáčovat (se), oprášit (se) støve af; genoplive; rejse sig ausbürsten ξεσκονίζω sacudirse el polvo tolmu pühkima تکاندن pyyhkiä pölyt épousseter לְהַברִיש אָבָק धूल हटाना otresti prašinu leporol menyeka slá af sér ryk, þurrka af spolverare ほこりを払う 먼지를 털어 내다 nu(si)braukti dulkes notīrīt; nobraucīt putekļus membersihkan (zich) afstoffen børste av seg otrzepać się sacudir o pó a se scutura (de praf) отряхиваться oprášiť (sa) otresti prah skinuti prašinu sa sebe borsta dammet av ปัดฝุ่นออกจาก (ด้วยมือ) tozunu silkmek 刷掉灰塵 обмітати دھول ہٹانا phủi bụi 刷掉灰尘
throw dust in someone's eyes
to try to deceive someone. 'n rat voor die oë draai يَذُر الرَّماد في العُيون хвърлям пясък в очите sypat písek do očí føre nogen bag lyset jemandem Sand in die Augen streuen ρίχνω στάχτη στα μάτια tratar de engañar a alguien (kellelegi) puru silma ajama فریب دادن yrittää sumuttaa de la aux yeux de jeter poudre qqn לִזרוֹת חוֹל בְּעֵינֵי - झांसा देना zavarati nekoga, obmanuti becsap (vkit) mengelabui slá ryki í augu e-s gettare la polvere negli occhi a qualcuno, ingannare qualcuno だます 속이다, 현혹하다 pūsti miglą į akis pūst kādam miglu acīs menipu iemand zand in de ogen strooien forsøke å føre bak lyset, lure mydlić komuś oczy de alguém lançar poeira nos olhos a-i arunca cuiva cu praf în ochi; a înşela пускать пыль в глаза sypať piesok do očí metati komu pesek v oči obmanuti nekog lura ngn, föra ngn bakom ljuset ปิดบังความจริง; หลอกลวง aldatmak, yanıltmak 欺騙某人 пил пускати в очі آنکھ میں دھول جھونکنا lòe ai 欺骗某人
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