dust
[ duhst ]
/ dʌst /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Idioms for dust
Origin of dust
before 900; Middle English; Old English
dūst; cognate with German
Dunst vapor
OTHER WORDS FROM dust
dust·less, adjective re·dust, verb (used with object) un·dust·ed, adjective well-dust·ed, adjectiveWords nearby dust
British Dictionary definitions for shake the dust from one's feet
dust
/ (dʌst) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of dust
dustless, adjectiveWord Origin for dust
Old English
dūst; related to Danish
dyst flour dust, Middle Dutch
dūst dust, meal dust, Old High German
tunst storm
Idioms and Phrases with shake the dust from one's feet (1 of 2)
shake the dust from one's feet
Depart in a hurry, especially from an unpleasant situation; also, leave forever. For example, I couldn't wait to shake the dust from my feet; I never wanted to see either of them again. This metaphoric term, alluding to moving one's feet fast enough to shake off dust, appears in several books of the Bible. [c. 1600]
Idioms and Phrases with shake the dust from one's feet (2 of 2)
dust