• Noun

    earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
    a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air.
    any finely powdered substance, as sawdust.
    the ground; the earth's surface.
    the substance to which something, as the dead human body, is ultimately reduced by disintegration or decay; earthly remains.
    British .
    ashes, refuse, etc.
    junk 1 ( def. 1 ) .
    a low or humble condition.
    anything worthless.
    disturbance; turmoil.
    gold dust.
    the mortal body of a human being.
    a single particle or grain.
    Archaic . money; cash.

    Verb (used with object)

    to wipe the dust from
    to dust a table.
    to sprinkle with a powder or dust
    to dust rosebushes with an insecticide.
    to strew or sprinkle (a powder, dust, or other fine particles)
    to dust insecticide on a rosebush.
    to soil with dust; make dusty.

    Verb (used without object)

    to wipe dust from furniture, woodwork, etc.
    to become dusty.
    to apply dust or powder to a plant, one's body, etc.
    to dust with an insecticide in late spring.

    Idioms

    bite the dust
    to be killed, esp. in battle; die.
    to suffer defeat; be unsuccessful; fail
    Another manufacturer has bitten the dust.
    dust off
    Baseball . (of a pitcher) to throw the ball purposely at or dangerously close to (the batter).
    to take out or prepare for use again, as after a period of inactivity or storage
    I'm going to dust off my accounting skills and try to get a job in the finance department.
    to beat up badly
    The gang of hoodlums dusted off a cop.
    leave one in the dust, to overtake and surpass a competitor or one who is less ambitious, qualified
    etc.
    Don't be so meek, they'll leave you in the dust.
    lick the dust
    to be killed; die.
    to humble oneself abjectly; grovel
    He will resign rather than lick the dust.
    make the dust fly
    to execute with vigor or speed
    We turned them loose on the work, and they made the dust fly.
    shake the dust from one's feet, to depart in anger or disdain; leave decisively or in haste
    esp. from an unpleasant situation
    As the country moved toward totalitarianism, many of the intelligentsia shook the dust from their feet.
    throw dust in someone's eyes
    to mislead; deceive
    He threw dust in our eyes by pretending to be a jeweler and then disappeared with the diamonds.

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