Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind; that which is crumbled to minute portions; fine powder, The earth, as the resting place of the dead, A debased or despised condition, intransitive verb_ To remove dust from by wiping, brushing, or beating, To apply or strew in fine particles, To cover itself with dry soil or other particulate matter Used of a bird

To show or feel amusement or good humor, To say with a laugh, to laugh secretly, or so as not to be observed, especially while apparently preserving a grave or serious demeanor toward the person or persons laughed at, transitive verb_ To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule, To waste in hilarity, to deride; to treat with mockery, contempt, and scorn; to despise, noun_ a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter, a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing

look down on with disdain