Dust
//dʌst//
Word Type
Noun
Verb
Proper Noun
The word "dust" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.
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Typical Location
air attic backseat of car bed bedroom box building carpet cellar closet corner desk desktop drawer floor fork in road freeway fridge ground home library loft moon most buildings orbit outerspace plate room rug shelf sky suface of moon surface of earth table television unswept house waste bin windowsill
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Derived Terms
Asian dust Cantor dust Dust Bowl Dust-Hole angel dust antidust bark dust beat the dust bedust bite the dust brake dust bread dust brickdust bull dust bulldust bust the dust catch dust chalkdust coal dust coaldust collect dust come down with one's dust come down with the dust copple dust cosmic dust cupel-dust dedust devil's dust dhobi dust diamond dust down with one's dust down with the dust dry as dust dust bag dust bath dust bin dust box dust bunny dust bunny dust buster dust cap dust cart dust cloth dust contractor dust cover dust devil dust down dust filter dust heap of history dust hole dust jacket dust kitten dust kitty dust mask dust mite dust mouse dust off dust out dust plug dust ruffle dust settles dust shot dust someone's jacket dust storm dust trap dust up dust-brand dust-collector dust-colored dust-coloured dust-free dust-off dust-out dust-ridden dust-tight dust-up dustable dustbag dustball dustbath dustbathe dustbin dustboard dustbowl dustbox dustbrush dustbug dustcart dustcloth dustcloud dustcoat dustcover duster dustfall dustfree dusthead dustheap dusthole dustless dustlike dustling dustman dustmat dustmote dustout dustpan dustperson dustpile dustproof dustrag dustsheet duststorm dustwoman dustwrapper dusty eat my dust eat someone's dust eraser dust extraterrestrial dust fairy dust feather-dust fig-dust fugitive dust gather dust gold dust gold-dust goofer dust heifer dust jack-of-the-dust kick up dust kiss the dust lay the dust leave for dust leave someone in the dust lick the dust magic dust make the dust fly malt dust microdust milldust monkey dust moondust nanodust nondust not see someone for dust organic dust toxic syndrome overdust pixie dust return to dust sanderdust sawdust shake off the dust from one's feet shake the dust from one's feet shake the dust from one's sandals sleepy dust sleepy-dust small rain lays great dust smart dust smartdust smelter dust space dust spy dust stardust termination dust the dust settles throw dust in someone's eyes tobacco dust juice turn to dust undust undusted van Stockum dust wait for the dust to settle whoofle dust woofle dust yarn dust zodiacal dust
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air airborne airborne detritus bunnies cash cleaning corners cover dark dark corners detritus dirt dirt film disconnected dry film fine fine particles fractal gold dust hair leave levigate light light dirt matter money particle particles particles air point pollen set soil specks spray vacuum cleaner
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.