| dust | (noun) fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air | - |
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| (noun) the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | Synonyms: debris, detritus, junk, rubble |
| (noun) free microscopic particles of solid material | - |
| (verb) remove the dust from | - |
| (verb) distribute loosely | Synonyms: disperse, dot, scatter, sprinkle |
| (verb) rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape | - |
| (verb) cover with a light dusting of a substance | - |
| dustbin | (noun) a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected | Synonyms: ash-bin, ash bin, ashbin, ashcan, garbage can, trash barrel, trash bin, trash can, wastebin |
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| dustcart | (noun) a truck for collecting domestic refuse | Synonyms: garbage truck |
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| dustcloth | (noun) a piece of cloth used for dusting | Synonyms: duster, dustrag |
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| duster | (noun) a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter | - |
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| (noun) a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles | Synonyms: dust coat, gabardine, gaberdine, smock |
| (noun) a piece of cloth used for dusting | Synonyms: dustcloth, dustrag |
| (noun) a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand | Synonyms: dust storm, sandstorm, sirocco |
| dustiness | (noun) the state of being covered with dust | - |
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| dustlike | (adjective) as fine and powdery as dust | - |
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| dustman | (noun) someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse | Synonyms: garbage carter, garbage collector, garbage hauler, garbage man, garbageman, refuse collector |
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| dustmop | (noun) a dry swab for dusting floors | Synonyms: dry mop, dust mop |
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| dustpan | (noun) a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept | - |
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| (noun) the quantity that a dustpan will hold | Synonyms: dustpanful |
| dustpanful | (noun) the quantity that a dustpan will hold | Synonyms: dustpan |
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| dustrag | (noun) a piece of cloth used for dusting | Synonyms: dustcloth, duster |
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| dustup | (noun) an angry dispute | Synonyms: quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle |
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| dusty | (adjective) covered with a layer of dust | Synonyms: dust-covered |
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| (adjective) lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new | Synonyms: cold, moth-eaten, stale |