Collocations for dust - noun
ADJECTIVE
fine
airborne
radioactive
house, household
desert (esp. AmE)
cosmic, moon
brick (esp. BrE), chalk, coal, gold, etc.
fairy, magic, pixie (esp. AmE)
airborne
radioactive
house, household
desert (esp. AmE)
cosmic, moon
brick (esp. BrE), chalk, coal, gold, etc.
fairy, magic, pixie (esp. AmE)
… OF DUST
cloud,
layer
The tractor came up the track in a cloud of dust.
There was a layer of fine dust on the table.
The tractor came up the track in a cloud of dust.
There was a layer of fine dust on the table.
particle,
speck
Remove any particles of dust on the surface of the paint.
microscopic specks of dust
Remove any particles of dust on the surface of the paint.
microscopic specks of dust
VERB + dust
collect,
gather
Her chess set lay on a shelf gathering dust.
Her chess set lay on a shelf gathering dust.
be covered in,
be covered with
brush, remove, shake, sweep, sweep up, wipe
He brushed the dust off his clothes.
She shook the dust from her hair.
brush, remove, shake, sweep, sweep up, wipe
He brushed the dust off his clothes.
She shook the dust from her hair.
blow
The wind was blowing dust through the streets of the city.
The wind was blowing dust through the streets of the city.
dust + VERB
lie
The dust now lay in a thick layer on her piano.
The dust now lay in a thick layer on her piano.
coat sth,
cover sth
Dust covered the whole shelf.
Dust covered the whole shelf.
settle
The dust settled on everything in the kitchen.
I waited for the dust to settle from her resignation before talking to her about it. (figurative)
The dust settled on everything in the kitchen.
I waited for the dust to settle from her resignation before talking to her about it. (figurative)
blow,
float,
fly,
swirl
Dust swirled around them like a misty cloud.
Dust swirled around them like a misty cloud.
fall,
rise
fill sth
He started coughing as dust filled his lungs.
fill sth
He started coughing as dust filled his lungs.
clear
The dust cleared and Hari could see a tiger.
The dust cleared and Hari could see a tiger.
dust + NOUN
cloud
grain, mote (old-fashioned), particle
storm
ball, bunny (= a mass of dust and small pieces of hair, thread, etc.)
devil (= a small column of dust over land, caused by the wind)
bowl
mite
a house dust mite
grain, mote (old-fashioned), particle
storm
ball, bunny (= a mass of dust and small pieces of hair, thread, etc.)
devil (= a small column of dust over land, caused by the wind)
bowl
mite
a house dust mite
cover (esp. AmE),
sheet
(BrE) (= for furniture, etc.)
cover (esp. AmE), jacket (= of a book)
mask
cover (esp. AmE), jacket (= of a book)
mask