dustˈily adverb

dustˈiness noun

dustˈless adjective

dustˈy adjective

1. Covered or sprinkled with dust
2. Old-fashioned
3. Dull
4. Lifeless
5. Like dust
6. Contemptible, bad, as in the phrases not so dusty and a dusty answer (slang)

dust bag noun

A cloth or paper sack intended to hold the material sucked up by a vacuum cleaner

dustˈ-ball noun

A ball of grain-dust, etc, in a horse's intestine

dustˈ-bath noun

The action of birds in rubbing dust into their feathers, probably to get rid of parasites

dustˈbin noun

1. A receptacle for household rubbish
2. A repository for anything unwanted, unimportant, etc (figurative)

dust bowl noun

A drought area subject to dust storms (Dust Bowl the region of the USA along the western edge of the Great Plains)

dustˈ-brand noun

Smut

dustˈ-brush noun

A light brush for removing dust

dust bunny noun (N American informal)

A ball of dust and fluff

dustˈcart noun

A cart for taking away household rubbish

dustˈcoat noun

1. An overall
2. A light overcoat

dust cover noun

1. The jacket of a book
2. A dustsheet

dust devil or dust storm noun

A small storm in which a whirling column of dust or sand travels across a dry country

dust explosion noun

An explosion resulting from the ignition of small concentrations of flammable dust (eg coal dust or flour) in the air

dustˈ-hole noun (obsolete)

Dustbin

dusting powder noun

Fine powder, esp talcum powder

dust jacket noun

The jacket or dust cover of a book

dustˈman noun

A person employed to remove household rubbish

dustˈpan noun

A pan or shovel for removing dust swept from the floor

dustˈproof adjective

Impervious or inaccessible to dust

dustˈsheet noun

A cloth for protecting furniture from dust

dustˈ-shot noun

The smallest size of shot

dust storm see dust devil above.

dustˈ-up noun (informal)

A quarrel, a brawl

dusty answer noun (figurative)

An unsatisfying, unfruitful, or sordid response

dustˈy-foot see piepowder

dustˈy-millˈer noun

The auricula, from the white dust on its leaves and flowers

bite the dust see under bite

dust someone's jacket

To give someone a beating

kick up or raise a dust see under kick

throw dust in someone's eyes (figurative)

To deceive someone