dust

dʌst

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#1·6h ago

Fine particles.

Origin: From , doust, from , from the fusion of and mist, dust, evaporation, both from . Cognate with , dust, and down, fuzz, and haze, , , . Also related to , . See down. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·6h ago

(countable) The act of cleaning by dusting.

‘And what do you ask for it?’ ‘Fifteen thousand dollars.’ ‘I’ll take it.’ ‘Then down with the dust.’

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#3·6h ago

(countable) The act of sprinkling dust, or a sprinkle of dust itself.

to raise, or kick up, a dust

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