{
    "term": "dust",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of sand, earth, etc.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A **cloud of dust **rose as the truck drove off."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fine particles of dust will get everywhere."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The workers wear masks to avoid inhaling the dust."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dust swirled around them like a misty cloud."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He brushed the dust off his clothes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He started coughing as dust filled his lungs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Remove any particles of dust on the surface of the paint."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She shook the dust from her hair."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dust cleared and Hari could see a tiger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The wind was blowing dust through the streets of the city."
                },
                {
                    "text": "microscopic specks of dust"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They rolled in the dust, fighting."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fine", "airborne", "radioactive"],
                "… of dust": ["cloud", "layer", "particle"],
                "verb + dust": ["collect", "gather", "be covered in"],
                "dust + verb": ["lie", "coat something", "cover something"],
                "dust + noun": ["cloud", "grain", "mote"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the fine powder of dirt that forms in buildings, on furniture, floors, etc.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The books were all covered with dust."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a thick layer of dust on the table."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There wasn't a **speck of dust** anywhere in the room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is allergic to house dust."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fine", "airborne", "radioactive"],
                "… of dust": ["cloud", "layer", "particle"],
                "verb + dust": ["collect", "gather", "be covered in"],
                "dust + verb": ["lie", "coat something", "cover something"],
                "dust + noun": ["cloud", "grain", "mote"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a fine powder that consists of very small pieces of a particular substance",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "coal dust"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fine", "airborne", "radioactive"],
                "… of dust": ["cloud", "layer", "particle"],
                "verb + dust": ["collect", "gather", "be covered in"],
                "dust + verb": ["lie", "coat something", "cover something"],
                "dust + noun": ["cloud", "grain", "mote"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to fail, or to be defeated or destroyed",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to die",
            "labels": "(humorous)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to not be used for a long time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That guitar's been sitting there gathering dust for years now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Play your guitar that's gathering dust, or pull out the old tennis racket for a match."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You may already have an old laptop that is collecting dust but otherwise usable."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to leave somebody far behind",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to wait for a situation to become clear or certain",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He waited for the dust to settle after the election before making any new decisions."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dʌst/",
                "audio": "du/dust/dust__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dʌst/",
                "audio": "du/dust/dust__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English dūst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch duist ‘chaff’."
}