dust - English word #832

Translation

Fine dry powder made of tiny bits of dirt in the air or on surfaces.

Word origin

From Old English dust, the common word for fine dry powder.

layer .

"Dust" is the fine dry powder on the surface.

.

Here "dust" is a mass of fine powder; it has no plural.

off .

Here "dust" is the fine dirt she is cleaning away.

earth

The planet where we live, or the ground and soil under our feet.

floor

The flat part of a room that you walk on and stand on.

air

The mix of gases all around us that we breathe and cannot see.

dry

Not wet; with no water on it or in it.

clean

To take away dirt from something so it is no longer dirty.

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