dusts

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/dʌsts/ English

Definitions

noun

Fine particles
The act of cleaning by dusting.
The earth, as the resting place of the dead.
The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.

verb

To remove dust from.“The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.”
To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.“Dusting always makes me cough.”
Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
To spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid.“The mother dusted her baby's bum with talcum powder.”

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Synonyms

detritus sprinkle rubble dot debris scatter disperse junk explosible particles particulates powders polishes tidies slathers plops

Rhymes

gusts thrusts trusts adjusts trysts distrusts lusts rusts crusts musts

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