Sekirov Dictionary

dust

/dʌst/

noun22

  1. Fine particles.
  2. Submicron particles in outer space, largely silicates and carbon compounds, that contribute greatly to extinction at visible wavelengths.
  3. (slang, old-fashioned) Flour.
  4. (literary) Earth, ground, soil, sediment.
  5. (figurative) Something worthless.
  6. (UK, informal) Rubbish, garbage, refuse.
  7. (informal) A fight or row.
  8. (figurative) A low or mean condition.
  9. (slang, old-fashioned) cash; money (in reference to gold dust).

verb14

  1. (US, slang) To defeat badly, to thrash.
  2. (US, slang) To kill.
  3. (US, slang) To leave quickly; to rush off.
  4. [with oneself] Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
  5. (dialect, informal) To strike, beat, thrash.
  6. (no longer used) To make dusty, to soil with dust.
  7. (no longer used) To drink up quickly; to toss off.
forms

dusted · dusting · dusts

Phrases with dust

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