(Britain, idiomatic, of a task) Completed thoroughly and satisfactorily.

simple past tense and past participle of dust off

simple past tense and past participle of feather-dust

simple past tense and past participle of dust down

simple past tense and past participle of dust someone's jacket

A small atmospheric vortex appearing in clear, dry conditions, made visible by swirling dust picked up from the ground.

past participle of bite the dust

(idiomatic, euphemistic) To die. / (idiomatic) To quit, or fail.

(US, informal) A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc., that tends to accumulate indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.

(US) A powder used to cast a spell in hoodoo practices.