Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dust | Yes | No | Yes | No |
detritus | Yes | No | No | No |
dust (noun) | detritus (noun) |
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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 |
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks |
free microscopic particles of solid material |
dust (verb) | detritus (verb) |
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remove the dust from | |
distribute loosely | |
rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape | |
cover with a light dusting of a substance |