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    • dust :fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
      • the furniture was covered with dust

    • dust :remove the dust from
      • dust the cabinets

    • dust :rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
      • The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image

    • dust :free microscopic particles of solid material
      • astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust

    • dust :cover with a light dusting of a substance
      • dust the bread with flour

    • dust :distribute loosely
      • He scattered gun powder under the wagon

    • dust :the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

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