Meaning of dust In English

• 0 dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or other substances:

  • The furniture was covered in dust and cobwebs.

  • A cloud of dust rose in the air as the car roared past.

  • coal dust

• 1 to use a cloth to remove dust from the surface of something:

  • I was dusting the mantelpiece when I noticed a crack.

• 2 to cover something with a light powder:

  • Dust the top of the cake with icing sugar.

• 3 dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of earth, sand, or other substances:

  • The furniture was covered with dust.

• 4 to remove dry dirt in the form of powder from a surface:

  • [ I/T ] I was dusting (her desk) when I noticed the piece of paper.