āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to dust
01
āĻ§ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ§ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to use a soft cloth or tool to clean and remove particles from the surface of objects, like furniture
Transitive: to dust a surface
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Before guests arrive, it 's customary to dust the surfaces in the living room for a clean appearance.
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āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¤āĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ§ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to rub or sprinkle a fine, dry powder over a surface to obscure or soften the outlines of a shape, often to create a specific effect or reveal hidden details
Transitive: to dust sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She dusted the old photograph with fine powder to give it an antique look.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĢāĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ§ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to loosely distribute or scatter fine particles or substances over an area or surface
Transitive: to dust an area or surface
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She dusted the shelves with confetti for the party.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¨āĻĢā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
3.1
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to lightly coat something with a fine substance, often for seasoning or flavoring
Transitive: to dust food with powdered ingredients
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He dusted the dessert plates with powdered sugar for a decorative touch.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĄā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to be in trouble, especially due to one's own actions or mistakes
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He really dusted after missing the deadline for the project.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
01
āĻ§ā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ
the fine, dry particles of matter, such as dirt, earth, or pollen, that can be easily carried by the wind
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The wind picked up the dust from the dirt road, creating a small whirlwind.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻ§ā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻ
the fine particles that remain after something has been destroyed, broken up, or has decayed
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The once-grand statue had turned to dust over centuries of decay.
āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻ¤āĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻ§ā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻ§ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŖāĻž
free microscopic particles of solid material
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
duster
dust
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
