dust vs scrap

dust and scrap both are nouns.

dust and scrap both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dust	Yes	No	Yes	No
scrap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, scrap is a hypernym of dust; that is, scrap is a word with a broader meaning than dust:

dust: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
scrap: worthless material that is to be disposed of

Other hypernyms of dust include rubbish, trash.

dust (noun)	scrap (noun)
fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air	the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up	a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
free microscopic particles of solid material	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
	worthless material that is to be disposed of

dust (verb)	scrap (verb)
remove the dust from	make into scrap or refuse
distribute loosely	have a disagreement over something
rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape	dispose of (something useless or old)
cover with a light dusting of a substance

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