dust contamination | the act of contaminating with dust particles |
feather plume plumage | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds |
big H hell dust nose drops smack thunder skag scag | street names for heroin |
dust bag vacuum bag | a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner |
dust cover | a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment |
dust cover dust sheet | a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period |
duster gaberdine gabardine smock dust coat | a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles |
dustmop dust mop dry mop | a dry swab for dusting floors |
phencyclidine phencyclidine hydrochloride PCP angel dust | a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians, illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen |
plume | a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament |
pen name nom de plume | an author's pseudonym |
book jacket dust cover dust jacket dust wrapper | a paper jacket for a book, a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed |
dust bowl | a region subject to dust storms, especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the s |
interplanetary dust | microscopic particles in the interplanetary medium |
cosmic dust | clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space |
dust cloud | a cloud of dust suspended in the air |
dust devil | a miniature whirlwind strong enough to whip dust and leaves and litter into the air |
dust storm duster sandstorm sirocco | a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand, it was the kind of duster not experienced in years |
ice crystal snow mist diamond dust poudrin ice needle frost snow frost mist | small crystals of ice |
prince's-feather gentleman'sane prince's-plume red amaranth purple amaranth Amaranthus cruentus Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys | tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple, seeds often used as cereal |
desert plume prince's-plume Stanleya pinnata Cleome pinnata | perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers, sometimes placed in genus Cleome |
plume poppy bocconia Macleaya cordata | herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers |
plume thistle plumed thistle | any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads |
plume grass | a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes |
prince's-feather princess feather kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate prince's-plume Polygonum orientale | annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers, southeastern Asia and Australia, naturalized in North America |
scarlet plume Euphorbia fulgens | Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers |
crape fern Prince-of-Wales fern Prince-of-Wales feather Prince-of-Wales plume Leptopteris superba Todea superba | New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks, sometimes included in genus Todea |
plume | anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness, a plume of smoke, grass with large plumes |
dust contamination | state of being contaminated with dust |
gold dust | the particles and flakes (and sometimes small nuggets) of gold obtained in placer mining |
chalk dust | dust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk, chalk dust covered the teacher's hands |
dust | fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air, the furniture was covered with dust |
dust | free microscopic particles of solid material, astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust |
debris dust junk rubble detritus | the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up |
fallout radioactive dust | the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion |
preen primp plume dress | dress or groom with elaborate care, She likes to dress when going to the opera |
plume | form a plume, The chimneys were pluming the sky, The engine was pluming black smoke |
dust | remove the dust from, dust the cabinets |
dust | 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 image |
scatter sprinkle dot dust disperse | distribute loosely, He scattered gun powder under the wagon |
preen plume | clean with one's bill, The birds preened |
dust | cover with a light dusting of a substance, dust the bread with flour |
plume | deck with a plume, a plumed helmet |
pride plume congratulate | be proud of, He prides himself on making it into law school |
overcharge soak surcharge gazump fleece plume pluck rob hook | rip off, ask an unreasonable price |
dusty dust-covered | covered with a layer of dust, a dusty pile of books |
plume-tipped | of a plant tipped with a plume |