dust

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 Related terms 1.5 Anagrams 2 Norwegian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.2.2 Synonyms 3 Old English 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Declension 3.2.2 Descendants 4 Old Norse 4.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English dust from Old English dūst

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: dʌst

  Rhymes: -ʌst

• Homophones: dost

[edit] Noun

dust (uncountable)

1. fine, dry particles of matter

[edit] Translations

• Ido: polvo
• Manx: joan

[edit] Related terms

angel dust bite the dust catch dust dust ball dustbin, dust bin dust devil dustbowl, dust bowl dust bunny

dust filter dustman dustpan duststorm dust trap dust-up

dusty fairy dust goofer dust pixie dust smart dust, smartdust stardust

[edit] Verb

to dust (third-person singular simple present dusts, present participle dusting, simple past and past participle dusted)

1. (transitive) to remove dust from

   The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.

2. (intransitive) to remove dust; to clean by removing dust

   Dusting always makes me cough.

3. (intransitive) Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth
4. (transitive) to spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid

   The mother dusted her baby's bum with talcum powder.

[edit] Derived terms

• dust off

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• duster

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: dstu
• stud

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology

Back-formation of dustet, from Old Norse dust (dust particle)

[edit] Noun

dust m. (definite singular dusten; indefinite plural duster; definite plural dustene)

1. dork, moron, tool
2. dust

[edit] Derived terms

• dustemikkel

[edit] Synonyms

• dustemikkel
• tomsing
• tosk
• tufs
• støv

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *dunst- (“‘dust, vapor’”) from Proto-Indo-European *dheu- (“‘vapor, smoke’”). Akin to Old Dutch doest, donst (Dutch duist), German tunst, dunst "blowing wind, storm" (German Dunst), Low Saxon dust "dust", Icelandic dust "dust", Norwegian dust "dust", Danish dyst

[edit] Noun

dūst n.

1. dust; powder; mill dust

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	dūst	dūst
accusative	dūst	dūst
genitive	dūstes	dūsta
dative	dūste	dūstum

[edit] Descendants

• English dust

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[edit] Old Norse

[edit] Noun

dust (n)

1. dust particle