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dust

  • noun
  • /dʌst/

Fine particles.

Other meanings

  1. Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber debris, dead skin cells, etc.

  2. Any substance reduced to fine particles; powder.

Kinds of dust

  • chalk dust
  • fallout

Example sentences

  • “Once the dust settled, the truth was evident.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "dūst".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “dust” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.