dust vs sod

dust

noun
  • 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 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. 

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

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

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. 

sod

noun
  • That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward. 

  • A piece of this. 

  • A person; often qualified with an adjective. 

  • A damper (bread) which has failed to rise, remaining a flat lump. 

  • The rock dove. 

  • Sodomite; bugger. 

  • Any trifling amount, a bugger, a damn, a jot. 

  • Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns. 

verb
  • To cover with sod. 

  • Bugger; sodomize. 

  • Damn, curse, confound. 

adj
  • Sodden; incompletely risen. 

intj
  • expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration. 

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