Synonyms for dust
dʌstdust

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dust

   Body denotes the entire physical structure, considered as a whole, of man or animal; form looks upon it as a thing of shape and outline, perhaps of beauty; frame regards it as supported by its bony framework; system views it as an assemblage of many related and harmonious organs. Body, form, frame, and system may be either dead or living; clay and dust are sometimes so used in religious or poetic style, tho ordinarily these words are used only of the dead. Corpse and remains are used only of the dead. Corpse is the plain technical word for a dead body still retaining its unity; remains may be used after any lapse of time; the latter is also the more refined and less ghastly term; as, friends are invited to view the remains. Carcass applies only to the body of an animal, or of a human being regarded with contempt and loathing. Compare COMPANY.

   Synonyms:
   ashes, body, carcass, clay, corpse, form, frame, remains, system, trunk

   Antonyms:
   intellect, intelligence, mind, soul, spirit

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1. dustnoun

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

   "the furniture was covered with dust"

   Synonyms:
   detritus, rubble, debris, junk

2. debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritusnoun

   the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

   Synonyms:
   detritus, rubble, debris, junk

3. dustverb

   free microscopic particles of solid material

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

   Synonyms:
   detritus, rubble, debris, junk

4. dustverb

   remove the dust from

   "dust the cabinets"

   Synonyms:
   scatter, sprinkle, dot, disperse

5. dustverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   scatter, sprinkle, dot, disperse

6. dustverb

   cover with a light dusting of a substance

   "dust the bread with flour"

   Synonyms:
   scatter, sprinkle, dot, disperse

7. scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperseverb

   distribute loosely

   "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

   Synonyms:
   circularise, dissipate, spit, pass around, sprinkle, spread, dot, spread out, diffuse, broadcast, disseminate, constellate, sparge, propagate, scatter, pitter-patter, splosh, circularize, break up, patter, spatter, dispel, circulate, disperse, stud, splash, distribute, besprinkle

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1. • Clean
   • Particulate Matter
   • Smudge

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1. dustnoun

   Synonyms:
   powder, detritus, stive (in flour mills)

   Associated words:
   pulverizable, pulverable, pulverulence, pulverize, pulverization

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1. List of paraphrases for "dust":

   powder, dirt, dusty, speck, mah, ash, stardust, sandstorm, boot, smudge

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1. List of known nicknames for "DUST":

   DJ Dust

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1. Andrea Dupree:

   With Only Hubble, we see the material as Only Hubble left the star's visible surface and moved out through the atmosphere, before the dust formed that caused the star to appear to dim, only Hubble gives us this evidence of what led up to the dimming.

2. Richard Teague:

   Finding planets at this stage in their life is extremely hard and essentially boils down to finding enough evidence to show that only a planet could cause what we see, this is because the planets are still surrounded by gas and dust which is flowing on to them to form their atmospheres and trying to pierce through this surrounding material is nigh on impossible.

3. Sunil Joyia:

   The journey of love to lust brings sky to dust.

4. John Ing:

   We're still trying to consolidate after the dramatic moves this week. The intraday swings left only the aggressive traders who are bottom pickers in this market, most investors are staying on the sidelines, just seeing how the dust settles.

5. Julia Brody:

   One great way to reduce Laura Vandenberg own breast cancer risk is to stay physically active, in addition, women can minimize their exposures to a range of chemicals that are hormone disruptors or carcinogens by keeping house dust levels low and choosing products with safer ingredients.