powder dust
31Powder (substance) — A powder is a dry, bulk solid composed of a large number of very fine particles that may flow freely when shaken or tilted. Powders are a special sub class of granular materials, although the terms powder and granular are sometimes used to… …
32dust — dust1 W3S3 [dʌst] n [U] [: Old English;] 1.) dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of dirt that is in buildings on furniture, floors etc if they are not kept clean ▪ All the furniture was covered in dust . ▪ a thick layer of dust ▪ There… …
33dust — 1 /dVst/ noun 1 (U) dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of earth or sand: The truck drove off in a cloud of dust. | the heat and dust of an Indian town 2 (U) dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of dirt which you find in… …
34powder — Synonyms and related words: Ballistite, TNT, abrade, abscond, absquatulate, air pollution, atomize, attritus, balm, balsam, base, beat, besprinkle, bran, bray, bread, break up, brecciate, buck, cellulose nitrate, clown white, coat, cold cream,… …
35dust — dust1 [ dʌst ] noun uncount ** very small pieces of dirt that cover surfaces inside buildings like a powder: The dictionaries were covered in dust. a. very small pieces of dry earth or sand that are like powder: There were clouds of dust in the… …
36dust — I UK [dʌst] / US noun ** 1) [uncountable] very small pieces of dirt that cover surfaces inside buildings like a powder The dictionaries were covered in dust. a) very small pieces of dry earth or sand that are like powder There were clouds of dust …
37dust — [[t]dʌ̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ dusts, dusting, dusted 1) N UNCOUNT Dust is very small dry particles of earth or sand. Tanks raise huge trails of dust when they move... He reversed into the stockade in a cloud of dust. 2) N UNCOUNT Dust is the very small… …
38dust — /dʌst / (say dust) noun 1. earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. 2. any finely powdered substance, as sawdust. 3. a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air. 4. that to which anything, as the human body, is reduced by… …
39powder — n 1. dust, pounce, fine grains, loose particles, flour, meal, grain, farina, bran; sawdust, filings, grounds, crumbs; grit, soot, dirt. 2. gunpowder, ammunition, explosive, black powder, dynamite, cordite, Ail Chem. TNT, trinitrotoluene,… …
40dust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. powder; earth, soil; dirt, lint, ash, soot, flue. See powderiness, uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dirt, lint, soil, sand, particles, flakes, granules, loess, ashes, cinders, grime, soot, grit,… …
