dust

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of DUST

discarded or useless material <the piles of dust that future archaeologists will sift through for insights into our civilization>

Synonyms chaff, deadwood, debris, dreck (also drek), dross, dust, effluvium (also effluvia), junk, litter, offal, offscouring, raffle, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap, spilth, trash, truck, waste

Near Antonyms catch, gem, goody (or goodie), jewel, pearl, plum, prize, treasure, treasure trove, trove, valuable; booty, find, salvage

the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air <laid him out in the dust with one blow to the head>

Synonyms dirt, dust, ground, land, soil, terra firma

Related Words continent, landmass, zone; island, isthmus, mainland, peninsula

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