Antonyms for
dust
Fine particles.
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No Antonyms Found for Dust

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All Definitions for Dust

Below are all the dictionary definitions of dust:

1Fine particles.
2Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, etc.
3Any substance reduced to fine particles
4Powder.
5Submicron particles in outer space, largely silicates and carbon compounds, that contribute greatly to extinction at visible wavelengths.
6Disintegration of a solid, like silica.
7Flour.
8The act of cleaning by dusting.
9The act of sprinkling dust, or a sprinkle of dust itself.
10Earth, ground, soil, sediment.
11The earth as the resting place of the dead.
12The earthly remains of bodies once alive
13The remains of the human body.
14The substance of the human body or mortal frame.
15Something worthless.
16A low or mean condition.
17Rubbish, garbage, refuse.
18Cash
19Money (in reference to gold dust).
20A cloud of dust.
21A tumult, disturbance, commotion, uproar.
22A fight or row.
23A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure.
24Tiny amounts of cryptocurrency left over after a transaction due to rounding error.
25To remove dust from.
26To remove dust
27To clean by removing dust.
28Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
29To spray or cover (something) with fine powder or liquid, to sprinkle.
30To sprinkle (a substance) in the form of dust.
31To leave quickly
32To rush off.
33To strike, beat, thrash.
34To defeat badly, to thrash.
35To kill.
36To deliberately pitch a ball close to (a batter)
37To brush back.
38To attempt to identify the owner of (a cryptocurrency wallet) by sending tiny amounts of cryptocurrency.
39A single fine, dry particle of earth or other material
40Grain of dust.
41To make dusty, to soil with dust.
42To drink up quickly
43To toss off.
44To reduce to a fine powder
45To pulverize, to levigate.
46A surname.

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About antonyms for dust

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