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Definitions for Undusted

[1] earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
[2] a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air.
[3] any finely powdered substance, as sawdust.
[4] the ground; the earth's surface.
[5] the substance to which something, as the dead human body, is ultimately reduced by disintegration or decay; earthly remains.
[6] British . ashes, refuse, etc. junk1(def 1) .
[7] a low or humble condition.
[8] anything worthless.
[9] disturbance; turmoil.
[10] gold dust.
[11] the mortal body of a human being.
[12] a single particle or grain.
[13] Archaic . money; cash.
[14] to wipe the dust from: to dust a table.
[15] to sprinkle with a powder or dust: to dust rosebushes with an insecticide.
[16] to strew or sprinkle (a powder, dust, or other fine particles): to dust insecticide on a rosebush.
[17] to soil with dust; make dusty.
[18] to wipe dust from furniture, woodwork, etc.
[19] to become dusty.
[20] to apply dust or powder to a plant, one's body, etc.: to dust with an insecticide in late spring.
[21] bite the dust , to be killed, especially in battle; die. to suffer defeat; be unsuccessful; fail: Another manufacturer has bitten the dust.
[22] dust off , Baseball . (of a pitcher) to throw the ball purposely at or dangerously close to (the batter). to take out or prepare for use again, as after a period of inactivity or storage: I'm going to dust off my accounting skills and try to get a job in the finance department. to beat up badly: The gang of hoodlums dusted off a cop.
[23] leave one in the dust , to overtake and surpass a competitor or one who is less ambitious, qualified, etc.: Don't be so meek, they'll leave you in the dust.
[24] lick the dust , to be killed; die. to humble oneself abjectly; grovel: He will resign rather than lick the dust.
[25] make the dust fly , to execute with vigor or speed: We turned them loose on the work, and they made the dust fly.
[26] shake the dust from one's feet , to depart in anger or disdain; leave decisively or in haste, especially from an unpleasant situation: As the country moved toward totalitarianism, many of the intelligentsia shook the dust from their feet.
[27] throw dust in someone's eyes , to mislead; deceive: He threw dust in our eyes by pretending to be a jeweler and then disappeared with the diamonds.
[28] dry fine powdery material, such as particles of dirt, earth or pollen
[29] a cloud of such fine particles
[30] the powdery particles to which something is thought to be reduced by death, decay, or disintegration
[31] the mortal body of man the corpse of a dead person
[32] the earth; ground
[33] informal a disturbance; fuss (esp in the phrases kick up a dust, raise a dust )
[34] something of little or no worth
[35] informal (in mining parlance) silicosis or any similar respiratory disease
[36] short for gold dust
[37] ashes or household refuse
[38] bite the dust to fail completely or cease to exist to fall down dead
[39] dust and ashes something that is very disappointing
[40] leave someone or something in the dust to outdo someone or something comprehensively or with ease leaving their competitors in the dust
[41] shake the dust off one's feet to depart angrily or contemptuously
[42] throw dust in the eyes of to confuse or mislead
[43] (tr) to sprinkle or cover (something) with (dust or some other powdery substance) to dust a cake with sugar ; to dust sugar onto a cake
[44] to remove dust by wiping, sweeping, or brushing
[45] archaic to make or become dirty with dust

Words related to Undusted

dustgrime, dirt, soil, powder, soot, earth, lint, sand, sift, spray, scatter, dredge, refuse, grit, smut, ashes, filth, ground, loess, granules

Words nearby Undusted

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Origin of Undusted

dustbefore 900; Middle English; Old English dūst; cognate with German Dunst vapor

Other words from Undusted

dust·less , adjective
re·dust , verb (used with object)
un·dust·ed , adjective
well-dust·ed , adjective

Word origin for Undusted

dustOld English dūst; related to Danish dyst flour dust, Middle Dutch dūst dust, meal dust, Old High German tunst storm

Synonyms for Undusted

bedraggled, begrimed, black, contaminated, cruddy, crummy, defiled, disarrayed, dishabille, disheveled, dreggy, dungy, dusty, filthy, foul, fouled, greasy, grimy, grubby, grungy, icky, lousy, messy, mucky, muddy, mung, murky, nasty, pigpen, polluted, raunchy, scummy, scuzzy, slatternly, slimy, sloppy, slovenly, smudged, smutty, soiled, sooty, spattered, spotted, squalid, stained, straggly, sullied, unclean, unhygienic, unkempt, unlaundered, unsanitary, unsightly, unswept, untidy, unwashed, yucky