dust (d?st)n.1. Fine, dry particles of matter.2. A cloud of fine, dry particles.3. Particles of matter regarded as the result of disintegration: fabric that had fallen to dust over the centuries.4. a. Earth, especially when regarded as the substance of the grave: “ashes to ashes, dust to dust” (Book of Common Prayer).b. The surface of the ground.5. A debased or despised condition.6. Something of no worth.7. Chiefly British Rubbish readied for disposal.8. Confusion; agitation; commotion: won’t go back in until the dust settles.v. dust·ed, dust·ing, dusts v.tr.1. To remove dust from by wiping, brushing, or beating: dust the furniture.2. To sprinkle with a powdery substance: dusted the cookies with sugar; dust crops with fertilizer.3. To apply or strew in fine particles: dusted talcum powder on my feet.4. Baseball To deliver a pitch so close to (the batter) as to make the batter back away.v.intr.1. To clean by removing dust.2. To cover itself with dry soil or other particulate matter. Used of a bird.Phrasal Verb: dust off To restore to use: dusted off last year’s winter coat.Idioms: in the dust Far behind, as in a race or competition: a marketing strategy that left our competitors in the dust. make the dust fly To go about a task with great energy and speed.[Middle English, from Old English d?st.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.dust (d?st) n1. dry fine powdery material, such as particles of dirt, earth or pollen2. a cloud of such fine particles3. the powdery particles to which something is thought to be reduced by death, decay, or disintegration4. a. the mortal body of manb. the corpse of a dead person5. the earth; ground6. informal a disturbance; fuss (esp in the phrases kick up a dust, raise a dust)7. something of little or no worth8. (Mining & Quarrying) informal (in mining parlance) silicosis or any similar respiratory disease9. short for gold dust10. ashes or household refuse11. bite the dust a. to fail completely or cease to existb. to fall down dead12. dust and ashes something that is very disappointing13. leave someone or something in the dust to outdo someone or something comprehensively or with ease: leaving their competitors in the dust. 14. shake the dust off one’s feet to depart angrily or contemptuously15. throw dust in the eyes of to confuse or misleadvb16. (Cookery) (tr) to sprinkle or cover (something) with (dust or some other powdery substance): to dust a cake with sugar; to dust sugar onto a cake. 17. to remove dust by wiping, sweeping, or brushing18. archaic to make or become dirty with dust[Old English d?st; related to Danish dyst flour dust, Middle Dutch d?st dust, meal dust, Old High German tunst storm] ?dustless adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014dust (d?st) n. 1. earth or other matter in fine dry particles. 2. a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air. 3. any finely powdered substance, as sawdust. 4. the ground; the earth’s surface. 5. the substance to which something, as the dead human body, is ultimately reduced by disintegration or decay. 6. Brit. ashes, refuse, etc. 7. a low or humble condition. 8. anything worthless. 9. disturbance; turmoil. 10. the mortal body of a human being. 11. a single particle or grain. 12. Archaic. money; cash. v.t. 13. to wipe the dust from. 14. to sprinkle with a powder or dust: to dust crops with insecticide. 15. to strew or sprinkle (a powder, dust, or other fine particles). 16. to soil with dust; make dusty. v.i. 17. to wipe dust from furniture, woodwork, etc. 18. to become dusty. 19. to apply dust or powder to a plant, one’s body, etc. 20. dust off, to prepare to use again, esp. after inactivity or storage. Idioms: bite the dust, a. to die. b. to suffer defeat. c. to become ruined or unusable. [before 900; Middle English; Old English d?st] dust?less, adj. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.dustPast participle: dustedGerund: dustingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativedustdustPresentI dustyou dusthe/she/it dustswe dustyou dustthey dustPreteriteI dustedyou dustedhe/she/it dustedwe dustedyou dustedthey dustedPresent ContinuousI am dustingyou are dustinghe/she/it is dustingwe are dustingyou are dustingthey are dustingPresent PerfectI have dustedyou have dustedhe/she/it has dustedwe have dustedyou have dustedthey have dustedPast ContinuousI was dustingyou were dustinghe/she/it was dustingwe were dustingyou were dustingthey were dustingPast PerfectI had dustedyou had dustedhe/she/it had dustedwe had dustedyou had dustedthey had dustedFutureI will dustyou will dusthe/she/it will dustwe will dustyou will dustthey will dustFuture PerfectI will have dustedyou will have dustedhe/she/it will have dustedwe will have dustedyou will have dustedthey will have dustedFuture ContinuousI will be dustingyou will be dustinghe/she/it will be dustingwe will be dustingyou will be dustingthey will be dustingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been dustingyou have been dustinghe/she/it has been dustingwe have been dustingyou have been dustingthey have been dustingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been dustingyou will have been dustinghe/she/it will have been dustingwe will have been dustingyou will have been dustingthey will have been dustingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been dustingyou had been dustinghe/she/it had been dustingwe had been dustingyou had been dustingthey had been dustingConditionalI would dustyou would dusthe/she/it would dustwe would dustyou would dustthey would dustPast ConditionalI would have dustedyou would have dustedhe/she/it would have dustedwe would have dustedyou would have dustedthey would have dustedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011dustTo sprinkle lightly with flour or sugar.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited