dust

nouns

fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air

"the furniture was covered with dust"

dust

is derived from

dusty

is a type of (narrower)

a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)

particulate, particulate matter

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

debris, detritus, dust, junk, rubble

free microscopic particles of solid material

"astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"

dust

is a type of (narrower)

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

"coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"

material, stuff

verbs

remove the dust from

"dust the cabinets"

dust

is derived from

duster

entails

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

"remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

remove, take, take away, withdraw

is a type of (narrower)

make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

"Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"

clean, make clean

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

is a type of (narrower)

make a smudge on; soil by smudging

blur, smear, smudge, smutch

cover with a light dusting of a substance