dustings
Thin powder layers
Dustings is the plural of dusting, which has two opposite senses.
A dusting can be a light coating of something powdery: a dusting of snow on the ground, a dusting of powdered sugar.
It can also mean the act of removing dust: The furniture needs a good dusting.
In informal use, a dusting is a decisive defeat: Our team took a real dusting last night.
Light scattering of particles
- coatingApplied surface covering
- layerSingle thickness of material
- powdered sugarFinely ground sweetener
- confectionersMakers of candy
cocoa · cinnamon · flour · icing · sift · garnish · finish · dessert
Ridge patterns identifying individuals
- powderFine dry particles
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- investigationFormal examination of facts
latent prints · brush · detection · surfaces · residue · technique · lift · analysis
Brief, light precipitation
- frostThin ice coating
- snowfallPrecipitation of frozen crystals
- light snowMinimal frozen precipitation
- accumulationCollected mass over time
ground cover · powder · white · winter · trace · overnight · morning · frozen
sprinkle
Light scattering of particles
- coatingApplied surface covering
- layerSingle thickness of material
- powdered sugarFinely ground sweetener
confectioners · cocoa · cinnamon · flour · icing · sift · garnish · finish · dessert · baking
fingerprints
Ridge patterns identifying individuals
- powderFine dry particles
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
investigation · latent prints · brush · detection · surfaces · residue · technique · lift · analysis · particles
flurries
Brief, light precipitation
- frostThin ice coating
- snowfallPrecipitation of frozen crystals
- light snowMinimal frozen precipitation
accumulation · ground cover · powder · white · winter · trace · overnight · morning · frozen · cold
wiping
Rubbing to clean
cloth · tidying · housekeeping · chores · removal · allergens · weekly · quick · shelves · tabletops
dustingsblankets
Fabric bed coverings
heaps · piles · mounds · accumulations · drifts
dustingsslatherings
Lavish amounts spread thickly
dousings · drenchings · floodings · soakings · smotherings
dustingsblankets
Fabric bed coverings
slatherings · heapings · drenches · smotherings · inundations
- dusting offRemoving settled debris
- crop dustingAircraft spraying farmland
- dusting powderAbsorbent body cosmetic
- dusting brushTool for removing particles
- dusting downCleaning surface debris away