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How to pronounce dust
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What does dust mean?
nounFine particles.
“There is so much dust released during the process of laying ballast that the trackside operator wears a full face mask with respirator.”
Any substance reduced to fine particles; powder.
Submicron particles in outer space, largely silicates and carbon compounds, that contribute greatly to extinction at visible wavelengths.
“Astronomers have previously considered that dust produced by the star was obscuring it, causing the steep decline in brightness.”
verbTo remove dust from.
“The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.”
To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
“Dusting always makes me cough.”
To make dusty, to soil with dust.
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