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devil's dust

devil's dust noun: any type of powder or dustlike substance whose use or effect is considered to be harmful or malevolent.

Noun

devil's dust (uncountable)

  1. (informal, slang) Any type of powder or dustlike substance whose use or effect is considered to be harmful or malevolent.
  2. (obsolete) Shoddy produced by a devil (machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc).

Questions about devil's dust

What does devil's dust mean?
Devil's dust means any type of powder or dustlike substance whose use or effect is considered to be harmful or malevolent.
What part of speech is devil's dust?
Devil's dust is a noun.

Words near devil's dust in the dictionary

  1. devil's doorbell
  2. devil's doorbells
  3. devil's dozen
  4. devil's dozens
  5. devil's dung
  6. devil's dust
  7. Devil's Dyke
  8. devil's ear
  9. devil's ears
  10. devil's fig
  11. devil's figs

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