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noun

[noncount] fine dry powder that builds up inside buildings on surfaces that have not recently been cleaned

The floor was covered with dust.

You can see the dust particles floating through the air.

There is not a speck of dust in that house.

Something that is collecting/gathering dust is not being used.

The book just sat on the shelf gathering dust.

fine powder made up of very small pieces of earth or sand

As the car sped down the dirt road, it left a cloud of dust behind.

The wind kicked up dust. [=blew dust into the air]

fine powder made from a particular substance

coal/gold dust

He wiped the chalk dust off his hands. - see also sawdust

bite the dust

xem bite

eat dust

US informal :to breathe the dust that has been raised into the air by the vehicle that is moving in front of you

He said, Eat my dust! as he jumped in his car and drove away. - often used figuratively

They've left other companies eating their dust. [=they have gone far ahead of other companies]

leave (someone) in the dust

US informal :to go far ahead of (someone) :to be much more advanced than (someone)

The company has left its competitors in the dust.

the dust settles

used to talk about what happens when things become clear or calm after a period of change or confusion

I'll call you as soon as the dust settles from the move. [=as soon as I am not busy with moving]

When the dust settled [=when the situation became less confusing] and the votes were recounted, she had won the election.

You should let the dust settle before you make any big decisions.

verb

dusts; dusted; dusting

to make (something) clean by brushing or wiping dirt and dust from the surface [+ obj]

He dusted the furniture. - often + off or down

She dusted the sand off her leg.

(US) He stood up and dusted himself off. = (Brit) He stood up and dusted himself down. [=he brushed the dirt/dust off his clothes] [no obj]

I dust at least once a week.

[+ obj] :to cover (something) with a fine powder

Dust the pan with flour.

The police dusted the table for fingerprints. [=they put a fine powder on the table so that any fingerprints could be seen]

The crops will be dusted with pesticide.

dust off

[phrasal verb]

dust (something) off or dust off (something) :to use (something) again after not using it for a long time

For his comeback tour, the comedian dusted off some of his old jokes. - see also 2dust 1 (above)

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