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dust
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- pronunciation:
- duhst
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
Dust is something made up of tiny, dry pieces of dirt or other material. Dust is in the air, and you can often see it on tables, shelves, and other things.
No one had been in the old house for a long time, and there was a thick layer of dust on all the furniture.
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| related words: |
earth |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dusts, dusting, dusted |
| definition 1: |
When you dust something, you clean dust off of it. If you dust your bookshelves, you wipe the dust off the shelves.
The windowsills looked so much cleaner after Ian dusted them.
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| definition 2: |
When you dust a cake with sugar, it means that you sprinkle or cover it with sugar.
Angela likes to dust her pancakes with powdered sugar. |
| related words: |
sprinkle |
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