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