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dusting


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dust 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  dust 
 
  Sense  4 
  scatter,  sprinkle,  dot,  dust,  disperse 
  =>  spray 
  =>  spray 
  =>  spatter,  splatter,  plash,  splash,  splosh,  swash 
  =>  sprinkle,  splash,  splosh 
  =>  bespangle 
  =>  aerosolize 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dust 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  dust 
 
  Sense  4 
  scatter,  sprinkle,  dot,  dust,  disperse 
  =>  spray 
  =>  shower 
  =>  atomize,  atomise 
  =>  mist 
  =>  syringe 
  =>  spray 
  =>  spatter,  splatter,  plash,  splash,  splosh,  swash 
  =>  puddle 
  =>  slosh,  slush,  slosh  around  slush  around 
  =>  sprinkle,  splash,  splosh 
  =>  drizzle,  moisten 
  =>  bespangle 
  =>  aerosolize 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  dust 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  dust 
 
  Sense  1 
  dust 
  =>  remove,  take  take  away  withdraw 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  dust 
 
  4  senses  of  dust 
 
  Sense  1 
  dust 
  =>  clean,  make  clean 
 
  Sense  2 
  dust 
  =>  smear,  blur,  smudge,  smutch 
 
  Sense  3 
  dust 
  =>  cover 
 
  Sense  4 
  scatter,  sprinkle,  dot,  dust,  disperse 
  =>  discharge 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  dust 
 
  dust  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  dust 
 
  Sense  1 
  dust 
  =>  clean,  make  clean 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  dust 
  =>  smear,  blur,  smudge,  smutch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  dust 
  =>  cover 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  scatter,  sprinkle,  dot,  dust,  disperse 
  =>  discharge 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  dusting 
  crop-dusting 
  dusting  powder 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dust 
 
  The  verb  dust  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  dust  --  (remove  the  dust  from  as  of  furniture) 
  2.  (1)  dust  --  (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") 
  3.  dust  --  (cover  with  a  light  dusting  of  a  substance;  "dust  the  bread  with  flour") 
  4.  scatter,  sprinkle,  dot,  dust,  disperse  --  (distribute  loosely;  "He  scattered  gun  powder  under  the  wagon.") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dust 
 
  The  verb  dust  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  dust  --  (remove  the  dust  from  as  of  furniture) 
  2.  (1)  dust  --  (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") 
  3.  dust  --  (cover  with  a  light  dusting  of  a  substance;  "dust  the  bread  with  flour") 
  4.  scatter,  sprinkle,  dot,  dust,  disperse  --  (distribute  loosely;  "He  scattered  gun  powder  under  the  wagon.") 



dusting definition