Definition: 1. Fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air. 2. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. 3. Free microscopic particles of solid material. 4. Remove the dust from. 5. Rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape.
Use 'dust' in a sentence:
1. The hens darted away on all sides, raising a cloud of dust.
2. That guitar's been sitting gathering dust for years now.
3. The limousine sped off down the road in the proverbial cloud of dust.
4. A cloud of dust rose as the truck drove off.
5. The books were all covered with dust.
6. I broke the vase while I was dusting.
7. The workers wear masks to avoid inhaling the dust.
8. Dust the cake with sugar.
9. Chickens pecked in the dust.
10. Thousands of these machines are gathering dust in stockrooms.
11. His footprints were clearly evident in the heavy dust.
12. The eruption has left a thin veil of dust in the upper atmosphere.
13. The horses' hooves raised a cloud of dust.
14. The roof collapsed, showering us with dust and debris.
15. She flicked the dust off her collar.
16. Could you dust the sitting room?
17. There isn't a speck of dust anywhere in the house.
18. They saw first a cloud of dust and then the car that was stirring it up.
19. For the concert, he dusted off some of his old hits.
20. Lights reflected off dust-covered walls creating a ghostly luminescence.
21. The dust behind us grew closer and thickened into a cloud.
22. Dust had settled on everything.
23. She blew the dust off the book.
24. A jeep trailing a cloud of dust was speeding in my direction.
25. She was beating dust out of the carpet.
26. Mel stood up and dusted herself down.
27. Once the dust had settled Beck defended his decision.
28. There wasn't a speck of dust anywhere in the room.
29. I could see a thick layer of dust on the stairs.
30. The air smelled powerfully of dry dust.
31. The wind stirred up a lot of dust.
32. In the last 30 years many cherished values have bitten the dust.
33. Wind caught the sudden puff of dust and blew it inland.
34. Dust masks are graded according to the protection they offer.
35. A black dust settled on the walls.
36. Tanks raise huge trails of dust when they move.
37. Tickets for the final are like gold dust.
38. The building work is creating constant noise, dust and disturbance.
39. The empire finally crumbled into dust.
40. That's my article for the magazine done and dusted.
41. A thin layer of dust covered everything.
42. A film of dust coated the table.
43. Everything was covered in a film of dust.
44. Carbon dust and oil build up in large motors and cause them to short-circuit.
45. Everything was covered with a thick layer of dust.
