dusts
Because it is a word with a single syllable, dusts is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofdusts
- Fine particles
- The act of cleaning by dusting.
- The earth, as the resting place of the dead.
- The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.
- Something worthless.
- A low or mean condition.
- Cash; money (in reference to gold dust).
- A disturbance or uproar.
Example: "to raise, or kick up, a dust"
- A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure.
- To remove dust from.
Example: "The cleaning lady needs a stool to dust the cupboard."
- To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.
Example: "Dusting always makes me cough."
- Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth.
- To spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid.
Example: "The mother dusted her baby's bum with talcum powder."
- To leave; to rush off.
- To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate.
- To kill or severely disable.
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