one component of the interstellar medium that is made of thin, highly flattened flakes or needles of graphite and silicates coated with water ice and other frozen gases It is responsible for the reddening and extinction of starlight
the smallest grade of tea, this is typically associated with lower quality, but is prized for its quick extraction and is commonly used in teabags
rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"
If you dust something with a fine substance such as powder or if you dust a fine substance onto something, you cover it lightly with that substance. Lightly dust the fish with flour Dry your feet well and then dust between the toes with baby powder
Dust is very small dry particles of earth or sand. Tanks raise huge trails of dust when they move
emphasis If you say that something has bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed. In the last 30 years many cherished values have bitten the dust
Dust is a fine powder which consists of very small particles of a substance such as gold, wood, or coal. The air is so black with diesel fumes and coal dust, I can barely see
Dust is the very small pieces of dirt which you find inside buildings, for example on furniture, floors, or lights. I could see a thick layer of dust on the stairs
Tiny grains of material (e g , carbon and silicate grains) that are about 0 1-1 0 micron in size Dust in interstellar space blocks and scatters visible light The longer wavelengths of radio waves, however, are able to pass through dust in space, allowing astronomers to image previously hidden objects, such as the center of the Milky Way Galaxy