dust vs lose

dust

verb
  • To remove dust; to clean by removing dust. 

  • To spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid. 

  • To leave; to rush off. 

  • To kill. 

  • Of a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earth. 

  • To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate. 

  • To remove dust from. 

noun
  • The act of cleaning by dusting. 

  • Submicron particles in outer space, largely silicates and carbon compounds, that contribute greatly to extinction at visible wavelengths. 

  • The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body. 

  • A disturbance or uproar. 

  • A low or mean condition. 

  • Something worthless. 

  • Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, etc. 

  • The earth, as the resting place of the dead. 

  • A totally disconnected set of points with a fractal structure. 

lose

verb
  • To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate. 

  • To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer. 

  • To shed (weight). 

  • To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss. 

  • To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons. 

  • To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident. 

  • To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from. 

  • To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of. 

  • To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc). 

  • To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer. 

  • To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend). 

  • To be deprived of access to something. 

  • To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion). 

  • To give or owe (money) after losing a bet. 

  • Of a clock, to run slower than expected. 

How often have the words dust and lose occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )