Definitions
remove the dust from
Word origin
From Middle English dust, doust, from Old English dūst (“dust, dried earth reduced to powder; other dry material reduced to powder”), from the fusion of Proto-Germanic *dustą (“dust”) and *dunstą (“mist, dust, evaporation”), both from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, raise dust”).
Used in a sentence
“There is so much dust released during the process of laying ballast that the trackside operator wears a full face mask with respirator.”
“Astronomers have previously considered that dust produced by the star was obscuring it, causing the steep decline in brightness.”
“to touch a dust of England’s ground”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer8 curated clues
01“Fine dry particles”4 letters
02“Fine powder”4 letters
03“Fine shelf film”4 letters
04“Particles on a shelf”4 letters
05“Remove powder from shelves”4 letters
06“Shelf coating”4 letters
07“Sweep lightly”4 letters
08“Fine dry powder”4 letters
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