a layer of dust

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• dust storm — (d[u^]st st[^o]rm ), n. A strong windstorm that lifts particles of dust or dry soil into the air and blows them around, covering land or objects with a thick layer of dust. Dust storms may occur in arable areas during periods of drought; when a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dust storm — For the fictional character, see Dust Storm (Transformers). For other uses, see Sandstorm (disambiguation). Part of the Nature series on Weather   Calendar seasons …   Wikipedia

• dust — dust1 W3S3 [dʌst] n [U] [: Old English;] 1.) dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of dirt that is in buildings on furniture, floors etc if they are not kept clean ▪ All the furniture was covered in dust . ▪ a thick layer of dust ▪ There… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dust — [[t]dʌ̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ dusts, dusting, dusted 1) N UNCOUNT Dust is very small dry particles of earth or sand. Tanks raise huge trails of dust when they move... He reversed into the stockade in a cloud of dust. 2) N UNCOUNT Dust is the very small… …   English dictionary

• dust — 1 /dVst/ noun 1 (U) dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of earth or sand: The truck drove off in a cloud of dust. | the heat and dust of an Indian town 2 (U) dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of dirt which you find in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dust — /dʌst / (say dust) noun 1. earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. 2. any finely powdered substance, as sawdust. 3. a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air. 4. that to which anything, as the human body, is reduced by… …  

• layer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine, thin ▪ Everything was covered with a fine layer of dust. ▪ deep, dense, heavy, thick ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• layer — lay|er1 W3S3 [ˈleıə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: LAY1 + er] 1.) an amount or piece of a material or substance that covers a surface or that is between two other things layer of ▪ A thick layer of dust lay on the furniture. ▪ The moon was… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• layer — 1 noun (C) 1 an amount of a substance that covers all of a surface (+ of): A thick layer of dust lay on the furniture. 2 one of several levels of substances lying one on top of another (+ of): a thin layer of coal between two layers of rock | He… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dust-covered — adjective covered with a layer of dust a dusty pile of books • Syn: ↑dusty • Similar to: ↑covered • Derivationally related forms: ↑dust (for: ↑dusty …   Useful english dictionary

• Dust Bowl — the Dust Bowl a large area of the south central US, including parts of Kansas and Oklahoma where, in the 1930s, strong winds and lack of rain caused ↑erosion of the soil (=when the top layer of earth is blown away) , so that the land became… …   Dictionary of contemporary English