Nouns

(n)dustfine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air“the furniture was covered with dust”
(n)debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritusthe remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
(n)dustfree microscopic particles of solid material“astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust”

Verbs

(v)dustremove the dust from“dust the cabinets”
(v)dustrub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape“The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image”
(v)dustcover with a light dusting of a substance“dust the bread with flour”
(v)scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, dispersedistribute loosely“He scattered gun powder under the wagon”