| dust contamination | the act of contaminating with dust particles |
| protective covering | the tough natural covering of some organisms |
big H
hell dust
nose drops
smack
thunder
skag
scag | street names for heroin |
crank
starter | a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle |
crank handle
starting handle | crank used to start an engine |
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 |
escarpment
escarp
scarp
protective embankment | a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification |
c methamphetamine
methamphetamine hydrochloride
Methedrine
meth
deoxyephedrine
chalk chicken feed
crank glass ice shabu
trash | an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride, used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant |
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 |
protective covering
protective cover
protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury, they had no protection from the fallout, wax provided protection for the floors |
| protective garment | clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury |
| protective coloration | coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators |
| protective fold | a flap of tissue that protects what it covers |
| crank call | a hostile telephone call (from a crank) |
| crank letter | a hostile (usually anonymous) letter |
book jacket
dust cover
dust jacket
dust wrapper | a paper jacket for a book, a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed |
Federal Protective Service
FPS | an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business |
| 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 |
crackpot
crank nut nut case
fruitcake
screwball | a whimsically eccentric person |
grouch
grump
crank
churl crosspatch | a bad-tempered person |
| 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 |
| protective tariff | a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| crank | bend into the shape of a crank |
| crank | fasten with a crank |
scatter
sprinkle dot
dust disperse | distribute loosely, He scattered gun powder under the wagon |
crank
crank up | rotate with a crank |
| dust | cover with a light dusting of a substance, dust the bread with flour |
grind out
crank out | produce in a routine or monotonous manner, We have to crank out publications in order to receive funding |
crank
crank up | start by cranking, crank up the engine |
zigzag
crank | travel along a zigzag path, The river zigzags through the countryside |
| protective(p) | (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful, protective of his reputation |
dusty
dust-covered | covered with a layer of dust, a dusty pile of books |