dedust

verb

Etymology

From de- + dust.

  1. derived from *dʰewh₂-
  2. inherited from *dustą
  3. inherited from dūst
  4. inherited from dust
  5. prefixed as dedust — “de + dust

Definitions

  1. To remove the dust from.

    • Today, janitor Duck, you'll polish the stones! […] This collection of rubble from the ancient Inca ruins of Peru has been gathering dust for sixty years! Dedust it!
    • Therefore, it is important to study wet dedusting to achieve higher dust removal efficiency on the fully mechanized face.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dedust. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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