dust: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 5 letter points · starts with D · ends with T
Meaning of dust
noun
- uncountable
Fine particles. Fine, 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, fiber debris, dead skin cells, etc.
- uncountable
Fine particles. Any substance reduced to fine particles; powder.
- uncountable
Fine particles. Submicron particles in outer space, largely silicates and carbon compounds, that contribute greatly to extinction at visible wavelengths.
- uncountable
Fine particles. Disintegration of a solid, like silica.
Listed forms: dusts.
Source: Wiktionary — dust.
verb
- transitive
To remove dust from.
Example: The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.
- intransitive
To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
Example: Dusting always makes me cough.
- intransitive, reflexive
Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
- transitive
To spray or cover (something) with fine powder or liquid, to sprinkle.
Example: The mother dusted her baby’s bum with talcum powder.
Listed forms: dusts, dusting, dusted.
Source: Wiktionary — dust.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for dust.
noun
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
verb
distribute loosely
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is dust in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of dust
D(2) + U(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of dust
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from dust
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in dust. Showing up to 24, longest first.