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Dusting

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A light sprinkling: sidewalks covered with a dusting of new snow.

n. Slang A beating or defeat: gave the bully a good dusting.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. Present participle of dust.

n. A light snowfall.

n. A light covering of something.

n. The act of removing dust from, as a household chore.

n. A beating.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of casting dust or powder upon anything; specifically, in ceramics, sprinkling over the damp, unburned clay, through a canvas bag, powdered lead or galena, which in the kiln will fuse into a glaze. This method of lead-glazing was employed in England for common red pottery. See lead-glaze and plumbiferous, 2.

n. The act of brushing the dust from a surface, as of a table, chair, floor, etc.

Word Usage

"DROPPINGS Turkey droppings are easiest to find on bare ground, especially in dusting areas or in scratchings."

Verb Form

dusted dusting dusts

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

cover clean make clean smear smudge

Cross Reference

to raise a dust to throw dust in metallic dust dust and ashes dust-particles of müller

Form

duster dust off

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

levigate dirt powder pother smother

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

adjust antitrust brust bused bussed

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

dirt sand smoke ash cloud