" dust "

1: discarded or useless material;

  * e.g., " ... the piles of dust that future archaeologists will sift through for insights into our civilization "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chaff,

•  deadwood,

•  debris,

•  dreck,

•  dross,

•  effluvium,

•  garbage,

•  junk,

•  litter,

•  offal,

•  offscouring,

•  raffle,

•  refuse,

•  riffraff,

•  rubbish,

•  scrap,

•  spilth,

•  trash,

•  truck,

•  waste

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air;

  * e.g., " ... laid him out in the dust with one blow to the head "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dirt,

•  earth,

•  ground,

•  land,

•  soil,

•  terra firma

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in natures, deserts;

•  Synonyms : 

•  barrens,

•  deserts,

•  desolations,

•  heaths,

•  no-man's-lands,

•  wastelands,

•  wastes,

•  natures,

•  wildernesses,

•  wilds,

•  brushes,

•  bushes,

•  outdoors,

•  badlands

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in nature, desert;

•  Synonyms : 

•  barren,

•  desert,

•  desolation,

•  heath,

•  no-man's-land,

•  waste,

•  wasteland,

•  nature,

•  wild,

•  wilderness,

•  open,

•  open air,

•  outdoors,

•  out-of-doors,

•  brush,

•  bush,

•  badland

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to defeat by a large margin;

  * e.g., " ... the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans "

•  Synonyms : 

•  annihilate,

•  blow away,

•  bomb,

•  bury,

•  clobber,

•  cream,

•  drub,

•  flatten,

•  paste,

•  rout,

•  shellac,

•  skin,

•  skunk,

•  smoke,

•  smother,

•  snow under,

•  thrash,

•  trim,

•  tromp,

•  trounce,

•  wallop,

•  wax,

•  whip,

•  whomp,

•  whop,

•  whup

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to come to an end;

  * e.g., " ... Fortunately, the fad finally bit the dust and all the trend followers moved on to the next thing. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break off,

•  break up,

•  cease,

•  close,

•  conclude,

•  dead-end,

•  determine,

•  die,

•  discontinue,

•  elapse,

•  end,

•  expire,

•  finish,

•  go,

•  halt,

•  lapse,

•  leave off,

•  let up,

•  pass,

•  quit,

•  stop,

•  terminate,

•  wind up,

•  wink (out)

•  Antonyms : 

•  continue,

•  hang on,

•  persist

2: to stop living;

  * e.g., " ... The marigolds managed to produce a few last autumn blooms before biting the dust. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  check out,

•  conk (out),

•  croak,

•  decease,

•  demise,

•  depart,

•  die,

•  drop,

•  end,

•  exit,

•  expire,

•  fall,

•  flatline,

•  go,

•  kick in,

•  kick off,

•  pass (on),

•  pass away,

•  part,

•  peg out,

•  perish,

•  pop off,

•  step out,

•  succumb

•  Antonyms : 

•  breathe,

•  live

1: to come to an end;

  * e.g., " ... Fortunately, the fad finally bit the dust and all the trend followers moved on to the next thing. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  broken off,

•  broken up,

•  ceased,

•  closed,

•  concluded,

•  dead-ended,

•  determined,

•  died,

•  discontinued,

•  elapsed,

•  ended,

•  expired,

•  finished,

•  gone,

•  halted,

•  lapsed,

•  left off,

•  let up,

•  passed,

•  quit,

•  stopped,

•  terminated,

•  winked (out),

•  wound up

•  Antonyms : 

•  continued,

•  hung on,

•  persisted

2: to stop living;

  * e.g., " ... The marigolds managed to produce a few last autumn blooms before biting the dust. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  checked out,

•  conked (out),

•  croaked,

•  deceased,

•  demised,

•  departed,

•  died,

•  dropped,

•  ended,

•  exited,

•  expired,

•  fallen,

•  flatlined,

•  gone,

•  kicked in,

•  kicked off,

•  parted,

•  passed away,

•  passed (on),

•  pegged out,

•  perished,

•  popped off,

•  stepped out,

•  succumbed

•  Antonyms : 

•  breathed,

•  lived

1: to come to an end;

  * e.g., " ... Fortunately, the fad finally bit the dust and all the trend followers moved on to the next thing. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  broke off,

•  broke up,

•  ceased,

•  closed,

•  concluded,

•  dead-ended,

•  determined,

•  died,

•  discontinued,

•  elapsed,

•  ended,

•  expired,

•  finished,

•  halted,

•  lapsed,

•  left off,

•  let up,

•  passed,

•  quit,

•  stopped,

•  terminated,

•  went,

•  winked (out),

•  wound up

•  Antonyms : 

•  continued,

•  hung on,

•  persisted

2: to stop living;

  * e.g., " ... The marigolds managed to produce a few last autumn blooms before biting the dust. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  checked out,

•  conked (out),

•  croaked,

•  deceased,

•  demised,

•  departed,

•  died,

•  dropped,

•  ended,

•  exited,

•  expired,

•  fell,

•  flatlined,

•  kicked in,

•  kicked off,

•  parted,

•  passed away,

•  passed (on),

•  pegged out,

•  perished,

•  popped off,

•  stepped out,

•  succumbed,

•  went

•  Antonyms : 

•  breathed,

•  lived

1: to come to an end;

  * e.g., " ... Fortunately, the fad finally bit the dust and all the trend followers moved on to the next thing. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breaks off,

•  breaks up,

•  ceases,

•  closes,

•  concludes,

•  dead-ends,

•  determines,

•  dies,

•  discontinues,

•  elapses,

•  ends,

•  expires,

•  finishes,

•  goes,

•  halts,

•  lapses,

•  leaves off,

•  lets up,

•  passes,

•  quits,

•  stops,

•  terminates,

•  winds up,

•  winks (out)

•  Antonyms : 

•  continues,

•  hangs on,

•  persists

2: to stop living;

  * e.g., " ... The marigolds managed to produce a few last autumn blooms before biting the dust. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  checks out,

•  conks (out),

•  croaks,

•  deceases,

•  demises,

•  departs,

•  dies,

•  drops,

•  ends,

•  exits,

•  expires,

•  falls,

•  flatlines,

•  goes,

•  kicks in,

•  kicks off,

•  parts,

•  passes away,

•  passes (on),

•  pegs out,

•  perishes,

•  pops off,

•  steps out,

•  succumbs

•  Antonyms : 

•  breathes,

•  lives

1: to come to an end;

  * e.g., " ... Fortunately, the fad finally bit the dust and all the trend followers moved on to the next thing. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breaking off,

•  breaking up,

•  ceasing,

•  closing,

•  concluding,

•  dead-ending,

•  determining,

•  discontinuing,

•  dying,

•  elapsing,

•  ending,

•  expiring,

•  finishing,

•  going,

•  halting,

•  lapsing,

•  leaving off,

•  letting up,

•  passing,

•  quitting,

•  stopping,

•  terminating,

•  winding up,

•  winking (out)

•  Antonyms : 

•  continuing,

•  hanging on,

•  persisting

2: to stop living;

  * e.g., " ... The marigolds managed to produce a few last autumn blooms before biting the dust. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  checking out,

•  conking (out),

•  croaking,

•  deceasing,

•  demising,

•  departing,

•  dropping,

•  dying,

•  ending,

•  exiting,

•  expiring,

•  falling,

•  flatlining,

•  going,

•  kicking in,

•  kicking off,

•  parting,

•  passing away,

•  passing (on),

•  pegging out,

•  perishing,

•  popping off,

•  stepping out,

•  succumbing

•  Antonyms : 

•  breathing,

•  living