| Engels > Nederlands |
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| dust |
| 1. stof |
| 2. afstoffen |
| Engels > Engels |
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| dust |
| 1. n. 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, etc. |
| 2. n. The act of cleaning by dusting. |
| 3. n. (obsolete) A single particle of earth or other material. |
| 4. n. The earth, as the resting place of the dead. |
| 5. n. The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body. |
| 6. n. (figurative) Something worthless. |
| 7. n. (figurative) A low or mean condition. |
| 8. n. (slang) cash; money (in reference to gold dust). |
| 9. n. (colloquial) A disturbance or uproar. |
| to raise, or kick up, a dust |
| 10. n. (mathematics) A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure. |
| 11. v. To remove dust from. |
| The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard. |
| 12. v. (intransitive) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust. |
| Dusting always makes me cough. |
| 13. v. (intransitive) Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth. |
| 14. v. To spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid. |
| The mother dusted her baby's bum with talcum powder. |
| 15. v. (chiefly US slang) To leave; to rush off. |
| 16. v. To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate. |
| Nederlands > Engels |
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| stof |
| 1. n-n. dust |
| 2. n-f. Substance in general, matter, material. |
| 3. n-f. A specific substance or material. |
| 4. n-f. A textile fabric. |
| 5. n-f. A subject, topic(s), something to think about or discuss. |
| 6. n-f. A curriculum or syllabus |
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