Dusty
adjective
Covered with or full of dust.
The old book shelves were dusty from years of neglect.
Often appears as...
- dusty road
- dusty room
adjective
Having a dull or lackluster appearance.
She wore a dusty pink dress that had seen better days.
Often appears as...
- dusty rose
- dusty blue
adjective
Of a dusty color; of a color reminiscent of dust.
The dusty mountain range was an impressive sight.
Often appears as...
- dusty lavender
- dusty gray
adjective
Lacking freshness or novelty; old-fashioned.
He pulled a dusty bottle of wine from the cellar.
Often appears as...
- dusty memories
- dusty regulations
adjective
Covered with or full of dust.
The old book shelves were dusty from years of neglect.
Often appears as...
- dusty road
- dusty room
adjective
Having a dull or lackluster appearance.
She wore a dusty pink dress that had seen better days.
Often appears as...
- dusty rose
- dusty blue
adjective
Of a dusty color; of a color reminiscent of dust.
The dusty mountain range was an impressive sight.
Often appears as...
- dusty lavender
- dusty gray
adjective
Lacking freshness or novelty; old-fashioned.
He pulled a dusty bottle of wine from the cellar.
Often appears as...
- dusty memories
- dusty regulations
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Pro Tip 1/2Neglected Spaces
Use 'dusty' to describe areas that are not cleaned often, showing neglect or abandonment.
The attic was dusty and dark, untouched for years.
Pro Tip 2/2Time's Effect
'Dusty' can imply something hasn't been used or touched for a long time.
She found a dusty, forgotten trophy behind the old boxes.
Pro Tip 1/2Neglected Spaces
Use 'dusty' to describe areas that are not cleaned often, showing neglect or abandonment.
The attic was dusty and dark, untouched for years.
Pro Tip 2/2Time's Effect
'Dusty' can imply something hasn't been used or touched for a long time.
She found a dusty, forgotten trophy behind the old boxes.
Pro Tip 1/2Neglected Spaces
Use 'dusty' to describe areas that are not cleaned often, showing neglect or abandonment.
The attic was dusty and dark, untouched for years.
Pro Tip 2/2Time's Effect
'Dusty' can imply something hasn't been used or touched for a long time.
She found a dusty, forgotten trophy behind the old boxes.
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Building the Largest...
visible light but it's stretched out by the expanding universe so that it becomes infrared by the time we receive it so for these two main reasons we want to study infrared is even a third one which is that the infrared is able to go around the dust grains that block our view of dusty clouds so we can see
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Rattlesnake Tail in Slow...
extraordinary it's such a long rattle and particularly rough scales and this is this because it's a very arid environment yeah they're called keeled scales so just helps them move through so dusty sandy nice it's pretty - I've just showed him some of the heat from my hand so he's picked those up with his
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Andrew Blum: What is the...
the dusty clump of cables behind the couch, and he followed it to the front of my building and into the basement and out to the back yard, and there was this big jumble of cables against the wall. And then he saw a squirrel running along the wire, and he said, "There's your problem.
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Martian Dust Devils PIPE...
sensors at the ground the mid-level and up top we've got a wind speed at all three locations got a complete weather station here this is a infrared thermometer and its goal is to look at a really dusty dust devil and see the temperature of the dust in mid air which
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Talking and squawking PIPE...
Yeah. Einstein's especially interested in Penelope's talk. A lot of her research goes on in case, which can get pretty dusty. Achoo! It could make her sneeze. But more importantly, her research could help Einstein find a cure for her never-ending scratchy throat.
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Where did Earth’s water...
When stars eventually collapsed and exploded into supernovas, these new elements were spread across the universe and combined into new compounds, like the now familiar H2O. These water molecules were present in the dusty cloud that formed our solar system
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How to green the world's...
Almost everybody knows this, from nobel laureates to golf caddies, or was taught it, as I was. Now, the environments like you see here, dusty environments in Africa where I grew up, and I loved wildlife,
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What is dust made of? -...
Less than a tenth the size of an ant, a dust mite’s whole world is contained in the dusty film under a bed or in a forgotten corner. This realm is right under our noses, but from our perspective,
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The family I lost in...
My daily life became very hard, but very simple. My goal was to find a dusty piece of bread in the trash. But that is no way to survive. I started to realize, begging would not be the solution.
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Advice from the world’s...
marginal areas were areas where you've never looked the dusty corners of the world that is where you should be looking if you want creative satisfaction and a groovy job I should
Video examples
Building the Largest...
visible light but it's stretched out by the expanding universe so that it becomes infrared by the time we receive it so for these two main reasons we want to study infrared is even a third one which is that the infrared is able to go around the dust grains that block our view of dusty clouds so we can see
Video examples
Rattlesnake Tail in Slow...
extraordinary it's such a long rattle and particularly rough scales and this is this because it's a very arid environment yeah they're called keeled scales so just helps them move through so dusty sandy nice it's pretty - I've just showed him some of the heat from my hand so he's picked those up with his
Video examples
Andrew Blum: What is the...
the dusty clump of cables behind the couch, and he followed it to the front of my building and into the basement and out to the back yard, and there was this big jumble of cables against the wall. And then he saw a squirrel running along the wire, and he said, "There's your problem.
Video examples
Martian Dust Devils PIPE...
sensors at the ground the mid-level and up top we've got a wind speed at all three locations got a complete weather station here this is a infrared thermometer and its goal is to look at a really dusty dust devil and see the temperature of the dust in mid air which
Video examples
Talking and squawking PIPE...
Yeah. Einstein's especially interested in Penelope's talk. A lot of her research goes on in case, which can get pretty dusty. Achoo! It could make her sneeze. But more importantly, her research could help Einstein find a cure for her never-ending scratchy throat.
Video examples
Where did Earth’s water...
When stars eventually collapsed and exploded into supernovas, these new elements were spread across the universe and combined into new compounds, like the now familiar H2O. These water molecules were present in the dusty cloud that formed our solar system
Video examples
How to green the world's...
Almost everybody knows this, from nobel laureates to golf caddies, or was taught it, as I was. Now, the environments like you see here, dusty environments in Africa where I grew up, and I loved wildlife,
Video examples
What is dust made of? -...
Less than a tenth the size of an ant, a dust mite’s whole world is contained in the dusty film under a bed or in a forgotten corner. This realm is right under our noses, but from our perspective,
Video examples
The family I lost in...
My daily life became very hard, but very simple. My goal was to find a dusty piece of bread in the trash. But that is no way to survive. I started to realize, begging would not be the solution.
Video examples
Advice from the world’s...
marginal areas were areas where you've never looked the dusty corners of the world that is where you should be looking if you want creative satisfaction and a groovy job I should
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Quote examples
Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
I can imagine no sweeter way to end one's life than in the quiet of the country, out of the mad race for money, place and power - far from the demands of business - out of the dusty highway where fools struggle and strive for the hollow praise of other fools.
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Priyamvada Natarajan
Indian Scientist
The early universe was a dusty place, and the UV radiation from the hot, young black holes and stars would get enshrouded by dust, re-radiated, and scattered into red wavelengths like infra-red, causing these objects to remain obscured.
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Gina Haspel
American Public Servant
I excelled in finding and acquiring secret information that I obtained in brush passes, dead drops, or in meetings in dusty alleys of third world capitals.
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Gail Z. Martin
American Writer
My father loved antique shops and shows, and quite a bit of my childhood involved outings to dim, dusty places packed with cast-off treasures.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
Let a man walk ten miles steadily on a hot summer's day along a dusty English road, and he will soon discover why beer was invented.
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Lynn Abbey
American Author
My writing has to support more than my research habit, but I love to curl up with a book about some dusty corner of history.
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Scott Hall
American Wrestler
Dusty Rhodes was really good to me and helped me and started me.
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Sunny Ozell
American Musician
I'm more inclined towards old churches and dusty museums.
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Wade Barrett
English Actor
Dusty Rhodes really liked me, I bonded with him.
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Mike Epps
American Comedian
I used to be a dusty little child.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
I can imagine no sweeter way to end one's life than in the quiet of the country, out of the mad race for money, place and power - far from the demands of business - out of the dusty highway where fools struggle and strive for the hollow praise of other fools.
Quote examples
Priyamvada Natarajan
Indian Scientist
The early universe was a dusty place, and the UV radiation from the hot, young black holes and stars would get enshrouded by dust, re-radiated, and scattered into red wavelengths like infra-red, causing these objects to remain obscured.
Quote examples
Gina Haspel
American Public Servant
I excelled in finding and acquiring secret information that I obtained in brush passes, dead drops, or in meetings in dusty alleys of third world capitals.
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Gail Z. Martin
American Writer
My father loved antique shops and shows, and quite a bit of my childhood involved outings to dim, dusty places packed with cast-off treasures.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
Let a man walk ten miles steadily on a hot summer's day along a dusty English road, and he will soon discover why beer was invented.
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Lynn Abbey
American Author
My writing has to support more than my research habit, but I love to curl up with a book about some dusty corner of history.
Quote examples
Scott Hall
American Wrestler
Dusty Rhodes was really good to me and helped me and started me.
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Sunny Ozell
American Musician
I'm more inclined towards old churches and dusty museums.
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Wade Barrett
English Actor
Dusty Rhodes really liked me, I bonded with him.
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Mike Epps
American Comedian
I used to be a dusty little child.
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