english
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dust
verbs
be covered in dust
• Everything was filthy and covered in dust.
gather/collect dust
(= become covered with dust )
• Piles of old books lay on the floor gathering dust.
phrases
a layer of dust
• I brushed away the thin layer of dust which covered the picture.
a speck of dust
(= a tiny piece of dust )
• By the time I'd finished cleaning, there wasn't a speck of dust anywhere.
a particle of dust/a dust particle
(= a small piece of dust )
• The air is full of dust particles.
motes of dust/dust motes
literary (= small pieces of dust )
• Glittering motes of dust hung in the sunlight.
transnet.ir
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noun
floating dirt:
The dust is bad during construction.
verb
clean:
Please dust the room daily.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idiom beginning with DUST, Also see BITE THE DUST; DRY AS DUST; IN THE DUST; MAKE THE DUST FLY; SHAKE THE DUST FROM ONE'S FEET; THROW DUST IN SOMEONE'S EYES; WATCH MY DUST; WHEN THE DUST HAS SETTLED.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun ADJ. fine | brick, coal, radioactive QUANT. cloud, layer The tractor came up the track in a cloud of dust. There was a layer of fine dust on the table. | particle, speck Remove any particles of dust on the surface of the paint. microscopic specks of dust VERB + DUST gather Her chess set lay on a shelf gathering dust. | be covered in/with DUST + VERB lie The dust now lay in a thick layer on her piano. DUST + NOUN cloud | particle | storm
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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dust sth off
[ M ] ( UK also dust down )
to prepare something for use, especially after it has not been used for a long time
• They brought out the old ambulances, dusted them down and put them back into service.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs