Words · Common
dust
/dʌst/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters
- noun
fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
the furniture was covered with dust
- noun
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
- verb
remove the dust from
dust the cabinets
- verb
rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image
- noun
free microscopic particles of solid material
astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust