Dirt vs. Dust
Difference Between Dirt and Dust
Dirtnoun
Soil or earth.
Dustnoun
(uncountable) 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.
Dirtnoun
A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance, filth
Dustnoun
(countable) The act of cleaning by dusting.
Dirtnoun
Previously unknown facts, or the invented "facts", about a person; gossip; kompromat
The reporter uncovered the dirt on the businessman by going undercover.Dustnoun
(obsolete) A single particle of earth or other material.
Dirtnoun
(figurative) Meanness; sordidness.
Dustnoun
The earth, as the resting place of the dead.
Dirtnoun
(mining) In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing.
Dustnoun
The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.
Dirtnoun
freckles
Dustnoun
(figurative) Something worthless.
Dirtverb
To make foul or filthy; soil; befoul; dirty
Dustnoun
(figurative) A low or mean condition.
Dirtnoun
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
Dustnoun
cash; money (in reference to gold dust).
Dirtnoun
the state of being covered with unclean things
Dustnoun
(mathematics) A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure.
Dirtnoun
obscene terms for feces
Dustverb
(transitive) To remove dust from.
The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.Dirtnoun
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
Dustverb
(intransitive) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
Dusting always makes me cough.Dirtadjective
(of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
Dustverb
(intransitive) Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
Dustverb
(transitive) To spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid.
The mother dusted her baby's bum with talcum powder.Dustverb
To leave; to rush off.
Dustverb
To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate.
Dustnoun
fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air;
the furniture was covered with dustDustnoun
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
Dustnoun
free microscopic particles of solid material;
astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dustDustverb
remove the dust from;
dust the cabinetsDustverb
rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape;
The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint imageDustverb
cover with a light dusting of a substance;
dust the bread with flourDustverb
distribute loosely;
He scattered gun powder under the wagon
