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dust

n. fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust"

dust

v. 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"

remove the dust from

v. remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"

sprinkle, scatter, dot, intersperse, disperse

v. distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

grit, gritrock, gritstone

n. a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

gravel, crushed rock

n. rock fragments and pebbles

lampblack, soot, carbon black

n. a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

wipe, pass over

v. rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

dust, remove the dust from

v. remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"

get rid of, abolish

v. do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, decimate, carry off, wipe out

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

wipe, pass over

v. rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

dust

v. 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"

get rid of, abolish

v. do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, decimate, carry off, wipe out

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

break, scatter, disperse, dissipate, spread out

v. move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

scatter, break up, disperse

v. cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

scatter, break up, disperse, dissipate, dispel, cause to disperse

v. to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"

spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

mist, spray finely, cover with mist

v. spray finely or cover with mist

shower

v. spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"

straw, strew

v. spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"

litter, strew around litter

v. make a place messy by strewing garbage around

throw

v. place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"

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