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English noun: dust | |||
| 1. | dust (substance) fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air | ||
| Samples | The furniture was covered with dust. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | particulate, particulate matter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chalk dust, fallout, radioactive dust | ||
| 2. | dust (substance) the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | ||
| Synonyms | debris, detritus, junk, rubble | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rubbish, scrap, trash | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | slack | ||
| 3. | dust (substance) free microscopic particles of solid material | ||
| Samples | Astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | material, stuff | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | interplanetary dust | ||
English verb: dust | |||
| 1. | dust (contact) remove the dust from | ||
| Samples | Dust the cabinets. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clean, make clean | ||
| Entail | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| 2. | dust (contact) rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape | ||
| Samples | The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image. | ||
| Examples | They dust sugar over the cake | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blur, smear, smudge, smutch | ||
| 3. | dust (contact) cover with a light dusting of a substance | ||
| Samples | Dust the bread with flour. | ||
| Examples | They dust the cake with sugar | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody with something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
| 4. | dust (contact) distribute loosely | ||
| Samples | He scattered gun powder under the wagon. | ||
| Synonyms | disperse, dot, scatter, sprinkle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discharge | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aerosolise, aerosolize, bespangle, plash, spatter, splash, splash, splatter, splosh, splosh, spray, spray, sprinkle, swash | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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