dust
Noun
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is a type of: 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)subtypes:
- chalk dust - dust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk
- fallout, radioactive dust - the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
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subtypes: 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
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is a type of: material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical objectsubtypes: interplanetary dust - microscopic particles in the interplanetary medium
Verb
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entail: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstractis a type of: clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
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is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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is a type of: discharge - pour forth or releasesubtypes:
- spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets
- spray - be discharged in sprays of liquid
- plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh, swash - dash a liquid upon or against
- splash, splosh, sprinkle - cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
- bespangle - dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects
- aerosolise, aerosolize - disperse as an aerosol
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