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nounthe remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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verbdistribute looselytype of:
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verbcover with a light dusting of a substancetype of:
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nounfine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the airtype of:
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nounfree microscopic particles of solid material
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verbremove the dust fromtype of:
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verbrub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
Examples of dust
- "dust the bread with flour"
- "the furniture was covered with dust"
- "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"
- "dust the cabinets"
- "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"