Definition of dusts

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • dusts is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • dusts is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • dusts is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of dusts


  • the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. debris
    2. detritus
    3. junk
    4. rubble
  • distribute loosely (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. disperse
    2. dot
    3. scatter
    4. sprinkle
  • cover with a light dusting of a substance (verb)

    Examples

    1. dust the bread with flour
  • fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air (noun)

    Examples

    1. the furniture was covered with dust
  • free microscopic particles of solid material (noun)

    Examples

    1. astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust
  • remove the dust from (verb)

    Examples

    1. dust the cabinets
  • rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape (verb)

    Examples

    1. The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image

See definition of dusts in Merriam Webster