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Word: Dust
Speech Type: Noun
Old English dūst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duist ‘chaff’
dʌst
fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air
Short Definition:tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on ground etc.
Examples:- the car sent up clouds of dust
an act of dusting
Short Definition:act of dusting
Examples:- a quick dust, to get rid of the cobwebs
Word: Dust
Speech Type: Verb
dʌst
remove the dust or dirt from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it
Short Definition:remove dust or dirt from
Examples:- I broke the vase I had been dusting
- pick yourself up and dust yourself down
- she washed and dusted and tidied
cover lightly with a powdered substance
Short Definition:cover something lightly with powdered substance
Examples:- roll out on a surface dusted with icing sugar
beat up or kill someone
Short Definition:beat up or kill
Examples:- the officers dusted him up a little bit
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