a. [ L. adustus, p. p. of adurere: cf. F. aduste. ]
A tall, thin man, of an adust complexion. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Burnt; adust. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. That may be burnt. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. adustio, fr. adurere, adustum: cf. F. adustion. ]
v. t. To sprinkle, soil, or cover with dust. Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cupel dust. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Powder of steel, or copple dust. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Finance) an index of certain stock prices on the New York Stock Exchange, computed by the Dow Jones publishing company as a weighted average of the prices of the common stocks of 30 specific companies classified as "industrial". The Dow Jones Industrial Average is often taken as an indicator of the movement of American stock prices generally, though other indices are maintained, averaging the prices of other stocks, and these often change in opposite directions from those of the DJIA.
n. [ AS. dust; cf. LG. dust, D. duist meal dust, OD. doest, donst, and G. dunst vapor, OHG. tunist, dunist, a blowing, wind, Icel. dust dust, Dan. dyst mill dust; perh. akin to L. fumus smoke, E. fume. √71. ]
Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. Gen. iii. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]
Stop! -- for thy tread is on an empire's dust. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
For now shall sleep in the dust. Job vii. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]
And you may carve a shrine about my dust. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
And by the merit of vile gold, dross, dust. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ God ] raiseth up the poor out of the dust. 1 Sam. ii. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]
Down with the dust,
Dust brand (Bot.),
Gold dust,
In dust and ashes.
To bite the dust.
To raise dust,
To kick up dust,
To throw dust in one's eyes,
v. t.
To dyst one's jacket,
n. a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.
n. A brush of feathers, bristles, or hair, for removing dust from furniture. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a truck for collecting domestic refuse;
n. A piece of cloth used for wiping dust from objects or surfaces.
n.
n. The state of being dusty. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Without dust; as a dustless path. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
n. a dry mop for dusting floors.
n. A shovel-like utensil with a short handle used for conveying away dust brushed from the floor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An old rural game. [ 1913 Webster ]
With any boy at dust-point they shall play. Peacham (1620). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A strong windstorm that lifts particles of dust or dry soil into the air and blows them around, covering land or objects with a thick layer of dust.
n. an angry dispute.
a.
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dusty miller (Bot.),
n. One who kicks up the dust; a streetwalker; a low manner. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. northern region of India where Hinduism predominates. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
adj. of or pertaining to Hindustan or its inhabitants. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n.
a. [ Cf. F. industriel, LL. industrialis. See Industry. ] Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts and products of industry; concerning those employed in labor, especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties, and rights. [ 1913 Webster ]
The great ideas of industrial development and economic social amelioration. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]
Industrial exhibition,
Industrial school,
n.
Industrialism must not confounded with industriousness. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. & i. To make industrial; to develop so that most of the working population is engaged in non-agricultural labor; to develop economically; -- of nations or geographical areas;
adj.
adv. With reference to industry. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An area designated in zoning regulations to be used by industry, often located in a suburban area, and having some park-like sections. [ PJC ]
n. The changes in the methods of production as well as the resulting changes in economic and social organization accompanying the replacement of hand labor by power-driven machinery. It started in England in about 1760, and spread to other countries with very varying time lags. The introduction of powered machinery such as the steam engine and power loom led to the concentration of large areas of manufacturing in large companies, and made some goods more plentiful and cheaper by mechanical production and economies of scale. [ PJC ]
a. [ L. industrius, industriosus: cf. F. industrieux. See Industry. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to the established government. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]
Industrious to seek out the truth of all things. Spenser.
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n. persevering application; habitual and diligent occupation with productive activity.
n.;
We are more industrious than our forefathers, because in the present times the funds destined for the maintenance of industry are much greater in proportion to those which are likely to be employed in the maintenance of idleness, than they were two or three centuries ago. A. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.
n. Dust or small fragments of wood (or of stone, etc.) made by the cutting of a saw. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + dust. ] To free from dust. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
See high.
See honorable.
See hopeful.
See hostile.
See hurt.
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See hygienic.
See ideal.
See idle.
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See immortal.
See implicit.
See important.
See impressible. See >Unimpressible.
See impressionable.
See improvable.
See impugnable.
See incidental.
See increasable.
See indifferent.
See indulgent.
See industrious.
See inflammable.
See influential.
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See inhabitable.
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See instructive.
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See intentional.
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See kingly.
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See niggard.
See noble.
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