ほこり — meaning in English

English meaning

• dust noun Fine, dry particles of dirt, skin, pollen, and other matter that settle on surfaces or float in the air.
• mote noun A small particle; a speck.

Senses

ほこり is used for these senses in English:

• dust (countable, obsolete) A single fine, dry particle of earth or other material; grain of dust.
• mote (literary, or, puristic, otherwise, archaic) A small particle; a speck.

dust — full definition

1. noun Fine, dry particles of dirt, skin, pollen, and other matter that settle on surfaces or float in the air.
2. verb To wipe or brush dust off a surface.
3. verb To sprinkle a fine powder or substance over something.

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