dusting
n.
powder material that develops on a surface on newly hardened concrete; beating; defeat; act of wiping dust; (Slang) act of adding heroin or Angel Dust to marijuana
dust
v.
remove dirt; sprinkle, scatter
Dusting
dust
Noun
1. fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust"
(hypernym) particulate, particulate matter
(hyponym) chalk dust
2. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
(synonym) debris, junk, rubble, detritus
(hypernym) rubbish, trash, scrap
(hyponym) slack
3. free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"
(hypernym) material, stuff
(hyponym) interplanetary dust
(derivation) scatter, sprinkle, dot, disperse
Verb
1. remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"
(hypernym) clean, make clean
(entail) remove, take, take away, withdraw
2. 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"
(hypernym) smear, blur, smudge, smutch
(derivation) debris, junk, rubble, detritus
3. cover with a light dusting of a substance; "dust the bread with flour"
(hypernym) cover
4. distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
(synonym) scatter, sprinkle, dot, disperse
(hypernym) discharge
(hyponym) spray
Dusting
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Dust
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Dusting
Driving with wheels on road shoulder, thereby causing a cloud of dust.
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