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- DictionaryDust/dəst/
noun
- 1. fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air: "the car sent up clouds of dust"
- 2. an act of dusting: "a quick dust, to get rid of the cobwebs"
verb
- 1. remove the dust from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it: "I broke the vase I had been dusting"
- 2. cover lightly with a powdered substance: "roll out on a surface dusted with flour"
Dust is made of fine particles of solid matter. On Earth, it generally consists of particles in the atmosphere that come from various sources such as soil lifted by wind (an aeolian process), volcanic eruptions, and pollution. Dust in homes is composed of about 20–50% dead skin cells.
The meaning of DUST is fine particles of matter (as of earth). How to use dust in a sentence.
Apr 29, 2024 · Dust, in general, is any microscopic, powderlike particle or collection of powderlike particles that is made up of sand, soil, fragments of organic tissue, or other materials and is both light enough to be carried by the wind and heavy enough to be deposited on a surface.
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Oct 19, 2023 · Dust is a collection of microscopic particles of material. Dust is heavy enough to see and light enough to be carried by the wind. Dust can be made up of pollen, bacteria, smoke, ash, salt crystals from the ocean, and small bits of dirt or rock, including sand.
Sep 26, 2021 · What is dust? And where does it all come from? Published: September 26, 2021 4:07pm EDT. X (Twitter) Everything in our homes gathers dust. But what exactly is it? Where does it come from, and...
Sep 27, 2021 · Everything in our homes gathers dust. But what exactly is it? Where does it come from, and why does it keep coming back? Is it from outside? Is it fibers from our clothes and cells from our skin?
noun. dry fine powdery material, such as particles of dirt, earth or pollen. a cloud of such fine particles. the powdery particles to which something is thought to be reduced by death, decay, or disintegration. the mortal body of man. the corpse of a dead person. the earth; ground.
