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{
"term": "dust",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of sand, earth, etc.",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "A **cloud of dust **rose as the truck drove off."
},
{
"text": "Fine particles of dust will get everywhere."
},
{
"text": "The workers wear masks to avoid inhaling the dust."
},
{
"text": "Dust swirled around them like a misty cloud."
},
{
"text": "He brushed the dust off his clothes."
},
{
"text": "He started coughing as dust filled his lungs."
},
{
"text": "Remove any particles of dust on the surface of the paint."
},
{
"text": "She shook the dust from her hair."
},
{
"text": "The dust cleared and Hari could see a tiger."
},
{
"text": "The wind was blowing dust through the streets of the city."
},
{
"text": "microscopic specks of dust"
},
{
"text": "They rolled in the dust, fighting."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["fine", "airborne", "radioactive"],
"… of dust": ["cloud", "layer", "particle"],
"verb + dust": ["collect", "gather", "be covered in"],
"dust + verb": ["lie", "coat something", "cover something"],
"dust + noun": ["cloud", "grain", "mote"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the fine powder of dirt that forms in buildings, on furniture, floors, etc.",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The books were all covered with dust."
},
{
"text": "There was a thick layer of dust on the table."
},
{
"text": "There wasn't a **speck of dust** anywhere in the room."
},
{
"text": "She is allergic to house dust."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["fine", "airborne", "radioactive"],
"… of dust": ["cloud", "layer", "particle"],
"verb + dust": ["collect", "gather", "be covered in"],
"dust + verb": ["lie", "coat something", "cover something"],
"dust + noun": ["cloud", "grain", "mote"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of a particular substance",
"examples": [
{
"text": "coal dust"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["fine", "airborne", "radioactive"],
"… of dust": ["cloud", "layer", "particle"],
"verb + dust": ["collect", "gather", "be covered in"],
"dust + verb": ["lie", "coat something", "cover something"],
"dust + noun": ["cloud", "grain", "mote"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to fail, or to be defeated or destroyed",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year."
}
],
"topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to die",
"labels": "(humorous)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to not be used for a long time",
"examples": [
{
"text": "That guitar's been sitting there gathering dust for years now."
},
{
"text": "Play your guitar that's gathering dust, or pull out the old tennis racket for a match."
},
{
"text": "You may already have an old laptop that is collecting dust but otherwise usable."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to leave somebody far behind",
"labels": "(North American English)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to wait for a situation to become clear or certain",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He waited for the dust to settle after the election before making any new decisions."
}
],
"topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dʌst/",
"audio": "du/dust/dust__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dʌst/",
"audio": "du/dust/dust__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English dūst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duist ‘chaff’."
}