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dust

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dust [dəst]
(geology)
Dry solid matter of silt and clay size (less than ¹⁄₁₆ millimeter).
(physics)
A loose term applied to solid particles predominantly larger than colloidal size and capable of temporary gas suspension.


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By which means, or by others, he grew rich as a Dust Contractor, and lived in a hollow in a hilly country entirely composed of Dust.
My throat and eyes are getting full of dust and I'm as thirsty as a fish
The dust in the curtains, if you will pardon me for hinting such a thing, has parched my throat to a crisp.
 
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