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dust

Letters that make dust

s, d, t, u are letters that make 'dust'

Words within dust

US are words within 'dust'

Anagrams of dust

stud is an anagram of 'dust'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of dust

dusts, adust, dusty are words created by adding a letter to 'dust'

dust is a 4 letter word starting with d
dust is a 4 letter word ending with t

7 possible definitions for 'dust'

Dust as "free microscopic particles of solid material"

Under this definition, dust is a noun and has the following properties:

dust as a type

'dust' can be a type of stuff, material.

Types of dust

interplanetary dust is a type of dust.

Derivatives of dust

disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle are derivatives of 'dust'.

Example of dust used within this context

"astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"

Dust as "fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air"

Under this definition, dust is a noun and has the following properties:

dust as a type

'dust' can be a type of particulate, particulate matter.

Types of dust

fallout, chalk dust, radioactive dust are types of 'dust'.

Derivatives of dust

dusty, dust, dust-covered are derivatives of 'dust'.

Example of dust used within this context

"the furniture was covered with dust"

Dust as "the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up"

Under this definition, dust is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

junk, detritus, debris, rubble have the same meaning as 'dust'

dust as a type

'dust' can be a type of trash, rubbish, scrap.

Types of dust

slack is a type of dust.

Derivatives of dust

trash, scrap, dust, junk are derivatives of 'dust'.

Dust as "remove the dust from"

Under this definition, dust is a verb and has the following properties:

dust as a type

'dust' can be a type of make clean, clean.

Derivatives of dust

dustcloth, dustrag, dust, duster are derivatives of 'dust'.

Entailments to dust

remove, take, take away, withdraw are entailments to 'dust'.

Example of dust used within this context

"dust the cabinets"

Dust as "distribute loosely"

Under this definition, dust is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

disperse, dot, scatter, sprinkle have the same meaning as 'dust'

dust as a type

'dust' can be a type of discharge.

Types of dust

spray, bespangle, aerosolize, aerosolise, spray, swash, splatter, splosh, splosh, splash, spatter, splash, sprinkle, plash are types of 'dust'.

Derivatives of dust

dust, spread, sprinkling, scattering, diffusing(a), diffusive, dispersive, disseminative, scatter, strewing are derivatives of 'dust'.

Dust as "cover with a light dusting of a substance"

Under this definition, dust is a verb and has the following properties:

dust as a type

'dust' can be a type of cover.

Derivatives of dust

dust is a derivative of dust.

Example of dust used within this context

"dust the bread with flour"

Dust as "rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape"

Under this definition, dust is a verb and has the following properties:

dust as a type

'dust' can be a type of smear, smutch, smudge, blur.

Derivatives of dust

junk, dust, detritus, debris, rubble are derivatives of 'dust'.

Example of dust used within this context

"The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"