Tra từ dust - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dust [dust dusts dusted dusting] noun, verb BrE [dʌst] NAmE [dʌst]
noun
1. uncountable a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of sand, earth, etc
• A cloud of dust rose as the truck drove off.
• The workers wear masks to avoid inhaling the dust.
see also ↑cosmic dust
2. the fine powder of dirt that forms in buildings, on furniture, floors, etc
• The books were all covered with dust.
• There wasn't a speck of dust anywhere in the room.
•She is allergic to house dust.
•That guitar's been sitting gathering dust (= not being used) for years now.
3. a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of a particular substance
•coal/gold dust
see also ↑dusty
more at bite the dust at ↑bite _v.

Word Origin:
Old English dūst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duist ‘chaff’.

Thesaurus:
dust noun
1. U
•A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off.
earth • • soil • |especially AmE dirt •
dry dust/earth/soil/dirt
2. U
•The books were all covered with dust.
dirt • • grime • • soot •
covered in/with dust/dirt/grime/soot
a layer of dust/dirt/grime
a speck of dust/dirt

Synonyms:
soil
mud • dust • clay • land • earth • dirt • ground
These are all words for the top layer of the earth in which plants grow.
soil • the top layer of the earth in which plants grow: ▪ Plant the seedlings in damp soil.
mud • wet soil that is soft and sticky: ▪ The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
dust • a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of rock, earth, etc: ▪ A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off.
clay • a type of heavy sticky soil that becomes hard when it is baked and is used to make things such as pots and bricks: ▪ The tiles are made of clay.
land • an area of ground, especially of a particular type: ▪ an area of rich, fertile land
earth • the substance that plants grow in. Earth is often used about the soil found in gardens or used for gardening: ▪ She put some earth into the pot.
dirt • (especially NAmE) soil, especially loose soil: ▪ Pack the dirt firmly around the plants.
ground • an area of soil: ▪ The car got stuck in the muddy ground. ◇ ▪ They drove across miles of rough, stony ground.
Ground is not used for loose soil: a handful of dry ground
good/rich soil/land/earth
fertile/infertile soil/land/ground
to dig the soil/mud/clay/land/earth/ground
to cultivate the soil/land/ground

Example Bank:
•Dust swirled around them like a misty cloud.
•He brushed the dust off his clothes.
•He started coughing as dust filled his lungs.
•Her chess set lay on a shelf gathering dust.
•I waited for the dust to settle from her resignation before talking to her about it.
•Remove any particles of dust on the surface of the paint.
•She shook the dust from her hair.
•The dust cleared and Hari could see a tiger.
•The dust now lay in a thick layer on her piano.
•The dust settled on everything in the kitchen.
•The tractor came up the track in a cloud of dust.
•The wind was blowing dust through the streets of the city.
•There was a layer of fine dust on the table.
•a house dust mite
•microscopic specks of dust
•A cloud of dust rose as the truck set off.
•The workers wear masks to stop them from inhaling the dust.
•There wasn't a speck of dust anywhere.
•They rolled in the dust, fighting.
Idioms: ↑leave somebody in the dust ▪ ↑let the dust settle ▪ ↑wait for the dust to settle
Derived: ↑dust somebody down ▪ ↑dust somebody off

verb
1. intransitive, transitive to clean furniture, a room, etc. by removing dust from surfaces with a cloth
• I broke the vase while I was dusting.
•~ sth Could you dust the sitting room?
2. transitive ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to remove dirt from sb/sth/yourself with your hands or a brush
•She dusted some ash from her sleeve.
3. transitive ~ sth (with sth) to cover sth with fine powder
•Dust the cake with sugar.
see done and dusted at ↑done
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English dūst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duist ‘chaff’.

Example Bank:
•Dust the cake with icing sugar.
•She dusted her cheekbones with blusher.