dust

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(noun): Fine particles
(noun): The act of cleaning by dusting.
(noun): The earth, as the resting place of the dead.
(noun): The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.
(noun): Something worthless.
(noun): A low or mean condition.
(noun): Cash; money (in reference to gold dust).
(noun): A disturbance or uproar.
(noun): A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure.
(verb): To remove dust from.
(verb): To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
(verb): Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
(verb): To spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid.
(verb): To leave; to rush off.
(verb): To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate.
(verb): To kill or severely disable.

to raise, or kick up, a dust
The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard.
Dusting always makes me cough.
The mother dusted her baby's bum with talcum powder.