dust

Definition

Examples

A thick layer of dust covered the old furniture in the storage room.

Word Family

Synonyms

• powdera solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
• grita hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

Collocations

• Easy clean dust from furniture
  to clean dust from furniture, meaning to make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
• Medium dust mask worn in workshops
  to dust mask worn in workshops, meaning to remove the dust from
• Hard dust off contingency plans in crisis
  to dust off contingency plans in crisis, meaning to remove the dust from
• Very Hard wait until the dust settles after upheaval
  to wait until the dust settles after upheaval, meaning to stay in one place and anticipate or expect something