Толковый словарь английского языка - dust
Dust
dust
I. noun see: fume Date: before 12th century fine particles of matter (as of earth), the particles into which something disintegrates, 3. something worthless, a state of humiliation, 4. the earth especially as a place of burial, the surface of the ground, 5. a cloud of ~, confusion , disturbance , a single particle (as of earth), refuse ready for collection, ~less adjective ~like adjective II. verb Date: 1530 transitive verb to make ~y, to make free of ~ , 3. to sprinkle with fine particles , to sprinkle in the form of ~, to throw a fastball close to (a batter), to defeat badly (as in a race), intransitive verb to work ~ into the feathers, to remove ~, to give off ~
Рейтинг статьи:
Комментарии:
См. в других словарях
1.
n. & v. --n. 1 a finely powdered earth, dirt, etc., lying on the ground or on surfaces, and blown about by the wind. b fine powder of any material (pollen dust; gold-dust). c a cloud of dust. 2 a dead person's remains (honoured dust). 3 confusion or turmoil (raised quite a dust). 4 archaic or poet. the mortal human body (we are all dust). 5 the ground; the earth (kissed the dust). --v. 1 tr. (also absol.) clear (furniture etc.) of dust etc. by wiping, brushing, etc. 2 tr. a sprinkle (esp. a cake) with powder, dust, sugar, etc. b sprinkle or strew (sugar, powder, etc.). 3 tr. make dusty. 4 intr. archaic (of a bird) take a dust-bath. Phrases and idioms dust and ashes something very disappointing. dust-bath a bird's rolling in dust to freshen its feathers. dust bowl an area denuded of vegetation by drought or erosion and reduced to desert. dust cover 1 = dust-sheet. 2 = dust-jacket. dust devil S.Afr. a whirlwind visible as a column of dust. dust down 1 dust the clothes of (a person). 2 colloq. reprimand. 3 = dust off. dusting-powder 1 talcum powder. 2 any dusting or drying powder. dust-jacket a usu. decorated paper cover used to protect a book from dirt etc. dust off 1 remove the dust from (an object on which it has long been allowed to settle). 2 use and enjoy again after a long period of neglect. dust-sheet Brit. a cloth put over furniture to protect it from dust. dust-shot the smallest size of shot. dust-storm a storm with clouds of dust carried in the air. dust-trap something on, in, or under which dust gathers. dust-up colloq. a fight. dust-wrapper = dust-jacket. in the dust 1 humiliated. 2 dead. when the dust settles when things quieten down. Derivatives dustless adj. Etymology: OE dust: cf. LG dunst vapour ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Вопрос-ответ:
Похожие слова
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 2359 | |
2 | 2046 | |
3 | 1354 | |
4 | 1228 | |
5 | 1227 | |
6 | 1167 | |
7 | 1146 | |
8 | 1028 | |
9 | 1003 | |
10 | 945 | |
11 | 934 | |
12 | 906 | |
13 | 849 | |
14 | 840 | |
15 | 820 | |
16 | 820 | |
17 | 754 | |
18 | 728 | |
19 | 697 | |
20 | 659 |