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      dust
      noun
      Fine particles.
      (uncountable) Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, etc.
      (uncountable) Any substance reduced to fine particles; powder.
      (uncountable, astronomy) Submicron particles in outer space, largely silicates and carbon compounds, that contribute greatly to extinction at visible wavelengths.
      (uncountable, occupational health) Disintegration of a solid, like silica.
      (countable) The act of cleaning by dusting.
      (countable) The act of sprinkling dust, or a sprinkle of dust itself.
      The earth as the resting place of the dead.
      The earthly remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.
      (figurative) The substance of the human body or mortal frame.
      (figurative) Something worthless.
      (figurative) A low or mean condition.
      (British, colloquial) Rubbish, garbage, refuse.
      (countable) A cloud of dust.
      (countable, figurative) A tumult, disturbance, commotion, uproar.
      (countable, colloquial) A fight or row.
      (countable, mathematics) A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure.
      (cryptocurrencies) Tiny amounts of cryptocurrency left over after a transaction due to rounding error.
      A surname.
      (uncountable, Australia, slang, dated) Flour.
      (poetic) Earth, ground, soil, sediment.
      (slang, dated) cash; money (in reference to gold dust).
      (countable, obsolete) A single fine, dry particle of earth or other material; grain of dust.
      verb
      (transitive) To remove dust from.
      (intransitive) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
      (intransitive or reflexive) Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
      (transitive) To spray or cover (something) with fine powder or liquid, to sprinkle.
      (transitive) To sprinkle (a substance) in the form of dust.
      (intransitive, chiefly US slang) To leave quickly; to rush off.
      (transitive, chiefly US slang) To defeat badly, to thrash.
      (transitive, chiefly US slang) To kill.
      (transitive, baseball) To deliberately pitch a ball close to (a batter); to brush back.
      (cryptocurrencies) To attempt to identify the owner of (a cryptocurrency wallet) by sending tiny amounts of cryptocurrency.
      (transitive, now colloquial or dialectal) To strike, beat, thrash.
      (transitive, archaic) To make dusty, to soil with dust.
      (transitive, obsolete) To drink up quickly; to toss off.
      (transitive, obsolete) To reduce to a fine powder; to pulverize, to levigate.
      Synonyms for dust
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