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alikabo [a.li.ka.bu.] : dust (n.)
Synonyms: abog

Derivatives of alikabo


Glosses:
dust
n. (substance)1. dustfine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air.; "the furniture was covered with dust"
~ particulate, particulate mattera 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 dustdust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk.; "chalk dust covered the teacher's hands"
~ fallout, radioactive dustthe radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion.
n. (substance)2. debris, detritus, dust, junk, rubblethe remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
~ rubbish, trash, scrapworthless material that is to be disposed of.
~ slackdust 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. dustfree microscopic particles of solid material.; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"
~ interplanetary dustmicroscopic particles in the interplanetary medium.
~ material, stuffthe 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. dustremove the dust from.; "dust the cabinets"
~ remove, take away, withdraw, takeremove 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 cleanmake clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from.; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
v. (contact)5. dustrub 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, blurmake a smudge on; soil by smudging.
v. (contact)6. dustcover with a light dusting of a substance.; "dust the bread with flour"
~ coverprovide 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, sprinkledistribute loosely.; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
~ sprayscatter in a mass or jet of droplets.; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall"
~ spraybe discharged in sprays of liquid.; "Water sprayed all over the floor"
~ spatter, plash, splatter, swash, splash, sploshdash a liquid upon or against.; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"
~ splash, sprinkle, sploshcause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force.; "She splashed the water around her"
~ dischargepour forth or release.; "discharge liquids"
~ bespangledot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects.
~ aerosolize, aerosolisedisperse as an aerosol.; "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized"