DUST: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DUST?

Need another word that means the same as “dust”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “dust” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Dust” are: debris, detritus, junk, rubble, fine powder, fine particles, clean, sweep, wipe, mop, disperse, dot, scatter, sprinkle, buff, brush, powder, dredge, sift, spray, cover, spread, strew

Dust as a Noun

Definitions of "Dust" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dust” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Free microscopic particles of solid material.
• A dead person's remains.
• A cloud of dust.
• The mortal human body.
• A fine powder.
• Fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air.
• The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
• Any material in the form of tiny particles.
• Fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter lying on the ground or on surfaces or carried in the air.
• An act of dusting.

Synonyms of "Dust" as a noun (10 Words)

clean	An act of cleaning something. He gave the room a clean.
debris	Loose natural material consisting especially of broken pieces of rock. Workmen were clearing the roads of the debris from shattered buildings.
detritus	Gravel, sand, silt, or other material produced by erosion. The streets were foul with detritus.
fine particles	Money extracted as a penalty.
fine powder	Money extracted as a penalty.
junk	Junk bonds. The cellars are full of junk.
mop	Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors. Her tousled mop of blonde hair.
rubble	Waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as the debris from the demolition of buildings. The tower is built of stone rubble faced with ashlar.
sweep	An act of sweeping something with a brush. She asked if I wanted a membrane sweep to get labour going.
wipe	A cinematographic effect in which an existing picture seems to be wiped out by a new one as the boundary between them moves across the screen. Bert was giving the machine a final wipe over with an oily rag.

Usage Examples of "Dust" as a noun

• The car sent up clouds of dust.
• The furniture was covered with dust.
• The soul, that dwells within your dust.
• He ground it into a fine dust.
• Coal dust.
• A quick dust, to get rid of the cobwebs.
• Scatter my dust and ashes.
• Astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust.

Dust as a Verb

Definitions of "Dust" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dust” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Remove the dust from.
• Cover with a light dusting of a substance.
• Rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape.
• Beat up or kill someone.
• Distribute loosely.
• Cover lightly with a powdered substance.
• Bring something out for use again after a long period of neglect.
• Sprinkle (a powdered substance) on to something.
• Remove the dust or dirt from the surface of (something) by wiping or brushing it.

Synonyms of "Dust" as a verb (17 Words)

brush	Rub with a brush or as if with a brush. Her long skirt brushed the floor.
buff	Give (leather) a velvety finish by removing the surface of the grain. The wind buffeted him.
clean	Be cleanable. Clean your teeth properly after meals.
cover	Provide with a covering or cause to be covered. She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week.
disperse	Move away from each other. Disperse particles.
dot	Place a dot over a letter. You can turn a reel into a hornpipe by slowing it down a bit and dotting the quavers.
dredge	Bring up or clear something from a river harbour or other area of water with a dredge. I don t understand why you had to dredge up this story.
mop	To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop. She mopped the floor and cleaned out two cupboards.
powder	Sprinkle or cover a surface with powder or a powdery substance. Broken glass powdered the floor.
scatter	Sow by scattering. The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached.
sift	Put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles. Sift through the job candidates.
spray	Cover by spraying with a liquid. Water sprayed all over the floor.
spread	Spread across or over. He sighed spreading jam on a croissant.
sprinkle	Distribute or disperse something randomly or irregularly throughout (something. I sprinkled the floor with water.
strew	Spread by scattering. Dead bodies strewed the ground.
sweep	Make a big sweeping gesture or movement. Please sweep the floor.
wipe	Pass a swipe card over an electronic reader. The man wiped his hands on his hips.

Usage Examples of "Dust" as a verb

• Dust the cabinets.
• She washed and dusted and tidied.
• The officers dusted him up a little bit.
• The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image.
• Roll out on a surface dusted with icing sugar.
• A number of aircraft will be dusted off and returned to flight.
• I broke the vase I had been dusting.
• Dust the bread with flour.
• Orange powder was dusted over the upper body.
• Pick yourself up and dust yourself down.

Associations of "Dust" (30 Words)

aphid	A small bug which feeds by sucking sap from plants; a blackfly or greenfly. Aphids reproduce rapidly, sometimes producing live young without mating, and large numbers can cause extensive damage to plants.
broom	Sweep with a broom or as if with a broom.
brush	Apply a liquid to a surface with a brush. Brush the potatoes with oil.
cleaner	A device for cleaning such as a vacuum cleaner. An oven cleaner.
cleaning	The action of making something clean, especially the inside of a house. The housekeeper will help with the cleaning.
cobweb	Something resembling a cobweb in delicacy or intricacy. The wooden carvings were almost obliterated by cobwebs.
debris	The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. A stable arrangement of planets comets and debris orbiting the sun.
detritus	The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. The streets were foul with detritus.
dirt	(of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel. A dirt road.
dregs	The most worthless part or parts of something. Coffee dregs.
dross	The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals. Alchemists tried to create gold from dross.
foul	Not hit between the foul lines. A foul odour.
junk	Junk bonds. Junk an old car.
mite	A minute arachnid which has four pairs of legs when adult, related to the ticks. Many kinds live in the soil and a number are parasitic on plants or animals.
mop	To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop. Cleaning crews spent much of Wednesday mopping water from classrooms that had flooded.
mote	A tiny piece of a substance; a speck. The tiniest mote of dust.
particle	Any of numerous subatomic constituents of the physical world that interact with each other including electrons neutrinos photons and alpha particles. Tiny particles of dust.
remainder	Sell cheaply as remainders. There was no remainder.
remains	The parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed. Roman remains.
residue	Something left after other parts have been taken away. The fine residue left after the sorting of tea.
rubble	Waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as the debris from the demolition of buildings. Two buildings collapsed trapping scores of people in the rubble.
scabrous	Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf. His face was scabrous and lumpy.
splotch	Mark with a blot or smear of something. The white tablecloth was splotched with red wine.
stained	Marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter. Her ink stained fingers.
sweep	Move with sweeping effortless gliding motions. A World Series sweep.
sweeping	Dirt or refuse collected by sweeping. A smooth sweeping motion.
tatter	A small piece of cloth or paper.
vestigial	(of an organ or part of the body) degenerate, rudimentary, or atrophied, having become functionless in the course of evolution. He felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night.
wag	(especially with reference to an animal’s tail) move or cause to move rapidly to and fro. She wagged a finger at Elinor.
wreckage	The remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed. Firemen had to cut him free from the wreckage of the car.