| dust | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. dust | fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air.; "the furniture was covered with dust" |
| ~ particulate, particulate matter | a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant). |
| ~ chalk dust | dust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk.; "chalk dust covered the teacher's hands" |
| ~ fallout, radioactive dust | the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion. |
| n. (substance) | 2. debris, detritus, dust, junk, rubble | the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. |
| ~ rubbish, trash, scrap | worthless material that is to be disposed of. |
| ~ slack | dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve. |
| n. (substance) | 3. dust | free microscopic particles of solid material.; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust" |
| ~ interplanetary dust | microscopic particles in the interplanetary medium. |
| ~ material, stuff | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" |
| v. (contact) | 4. dust | remove the dust from.; "dust the cabinets" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ clean, make clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from.; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
| v. (contact) | 5. dust | 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" |
| ~ smudge, smutch, smear, blur | make a smudge on; soil by smudging. |
| v. (contact) | 6. dust | cover with a light dusting of a substance.; "dust the bread with flour" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (contact) | 7. disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle | distribute loosely.; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" |
| ~ spray | scatter in a mass or jet of droplets.; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall" |
| ~ spray | be discharged in sprays of liquid.; "Water sprayed all over the floor" |
| ~ spatter, plash, splatter, swash, splash, splosh | dash a liquid upon or against.; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" |
| ~ splash, sprinkle, splosh | cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force.; "She splashed the water around her" |
| ~ discharge | pour forth or release.; "discharge liquids" |
| ~ bespangle | dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects. |
| ~ aerosolize, aerosolise | disperse as an aerosol.; "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized" |
| repel | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse | cause to move back by force or influence.; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" |
| ~ drive | cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force.; "drive the ball far out into the field" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. repel, repulse | be repellent to; cause aversion in. |
| ~ churn up, sicken, disgust, nauseate, revolt | cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of.; "The pornographic pictures sickened us" |
| ~ put off, turn off | cause to feel intense dislike or distaste. |
| ~ displease | give displeasure to. |
| v. (competition) | 3. drive back, fight off, rebuff, repel, repulse | force or drive back.; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" |
| ~ fight down, fight, fight back, oppose, defend | fight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" |
| v. (communication) | 4. rebuff, repel, snub | reject outright and bluntly.; "She snubbed his proposal" |
| ~ freeze off, spurn, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, turn down, reject | reject with contempt.; "She spurned his advances" |
| v. (perception) | 5. disgust, gross out, repel, revolt | fill with distaste.; "This spoilt food disgusts me" |
| ~ excite, stir, stimulate | stir feelings in.; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" |
| ~ nauseate, turn one's stomach, sicken | upset and make nauseated.; "The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold on the food sickened the diners" |
| repulse | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. rebuff, repulse, snub | an instance of driving away or warding off. |
| ~ rejection | the speech act of rejecting. |
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