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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Yaw Ngoha:

   The machines produced so much dust, i was covered in dust and breathing in dust clouds all day.

2. Dejan Stojanovic:

   All dust is the same dust. Temporarily separated to go peacefully and enjoy the eternal nap.

3. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   'Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, and things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art; to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.'

4. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   Life is real Life is earnest And the grave is not its goal Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.

5. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve:

   We won't be able to deal with this subject by always brushing the dust under the rug, at some point the dust gets thicker than the rug.