1. Dry powdery particles of matter; particles of earth or other matter that settle on surfaces or are carried in the air
   "the furniture was covered with dust"; "A dust storm obscured visibility on the highway"
    
2. Free microscopic particles of solid material
   "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"
    
3. [literary] Human remains after death; cremated remains of a deceased person
   "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust";
   - ashes

1. Remove the dust from
   "dust the cabinets"
    
2. Cover with a light dusting of a substance
   "dust the bread with flour"
    
3. Distribute loosely
   "He dusted gun powder under the wagon";
   - scatter, sprinkle, dot, disperse
    
4. 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"

Derived forms: dusted, dusting, dusts

Type of: blur, clean, cover, discharge, material, particulate, particulate matter, smear, smudge, smutch, stuff

Encyclopedia: Dust, Sweat and Gunpowder