noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈsɔːˌdʌst/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The fine particles (dust) created by sawing wood or other material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Food that is unpleasantly powdery and tasteless.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, informal, uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To sprinkle with sawdust.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wood
History
Etymology
From saw + dust.
Across languages
Translations
113 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
tallash
— dust created by sawing
Arabic:
نُشَارَة
(nušāra)
— dust created by sawing
Arabic:
نشارة
(nišāra)
— dust created by sawing
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܢܣܵܪܬܵܐ
(nsārtā)
— dust created by sawing
Aramaic:
ܒܪܘܬܐ
— dust created by sawing
Aramaic:
ܢܣܪܬܐ
— dust created by sawing
Armenian:
թեփ
(tʻepʻ)
— dust created by sawing
Azerbaijani:
kəpək
— dust created by sawing
Basque:
zerrauts
— dust created by sawing
Belarusian:
пілаві́нне
(pilavínnje)
— dust created by sawing
Belarusian:
апі́лкі
(apílki)
— dust created by sawing
Breton:
brenn-heskenn
— dust created by sawing
Bulgarian:
дъ́рвени стърготи́ни
(dǎ́rveni stǎrgotíni)
— dust created by sawing
Bulgarian:
стърготи́ни
(stǎrgotíni)
— dust created by sawing
Burmese:
လွှစာ
(hlwa.ca)
— dust created by sawing
Catalan:
serradures
— dust created by sawing
Cherokee:
ᎤᏍᎪᎬ
(usgogv)
— dust created by sawing
Chinese:
鋸屑 /锯屑
(kìr-sut, kù-sut, kì-sut)
— dust created by sawing
Chinese Mandarin:
鋸末 /锯末
(jùmò)
— dust created by sawing
Chinese Mandarin:
鋸屑 /锯屑
(jùxiè)
— dust created by sawing
Chinese Mandarin:
木屑
(mùxiè)
— dust created by sawing
Czech:
piliny
— dust created by sawing
Danish:
savsmuld
— dust created by sawing
Dutch:
zaagsel
— dust created by sawing
Egyptian:
w-s-t-
(wst)
— dust created by sawing
Esperanto:
segaĵo
— dust created by sawing
Estonian:
saepuru
— dust created by sawing
Faroese:
saguspønir
— dust created by sawing
Finnish:
sahanpuru
— dust created by sawing
French:
sciure
— dust created by sawing
Friulian:
seadure
— dust created by sawing
Galician:
serraduras
— dust created by sawing
Georgian:
ნახერხი
(naxerxi)
— dust created by sawing
German:
Sägemehl
— dust created by sawing
German:
Sägespäne
— dust created by sawing
Greek:
ροκανίδι
(rokanídi)
— dust created by sawing
Greek:
πριονίδι
(prionídi)
— dust created by sawing
Ancient Greek:
παράπρισμα
(paráprisma)
— dust created by sawing
Hawaiian:
oka lāʻau
— dust created by sawing
Hebrew:
נסורת
— dust created by sawing
Hebrew:
נְסֹרֶת
(n'sóret)
— dust created by sawing
Hindi:
बुरादा
(burādā)
— dust created by sawing
Hindi:
चूरा
(cūrā)
— dust created by sawing
Hungarian:
fűrészpor
— dust created by sawing
Icelandic:
sag
— dust created by sawing
Ido:
seg-pulvero
— dust created by sawing
Indonesian:
serbuk gergaji
— dust created by sawing
Ingrian:
opilka
— dust created by sawing
Irish:
min sáibh
— dust created by sawing
Italian:
segatura
— dust created by sawing
Japanese:
木屑
(ki-kuzu)
— dust created by sawing
Japanese:
大鋸屑
(oga-kuzu)
— dust created by sawing
Kazakh:
жоңқа
(joñqa)
— dust created by sawing
Kazakh:
үгінді
(ügındı)
— dust created by sawing
Khmer:
អាចម៍រណារ
(ʼac rɔɔrɔnaa)
— dust created by sawing
Korean:
톱밥
(topbap)
— dust created by sawing
Lao:
ຂີ້ເລື່ອຍ
(khī lư̄ay)
— dust created by sawing
Latin:
scobis
— dust created by sawing
Latin:
lānūgō
— dust created by sawing
Latin:
serrāgō
— dust created by sawing
Macedonian:
дрвесина
(drvesina)
— dust created by sawing
Malagasy:
tain-tsofa
— dust created by sawing
Māori:
kotakota
— dust created by sawing
Mongolian:
модны үртэс
(modny ürtes)
— dust created by sawing
Mongolian:
ᠮᠣᠳᠤᠨ ᠤ ᠦᠷᠦᠳᠡᠰᠦ
(modun-u ürüdesü)
— dust created by sawing
Norwegian Bokmål:
sagmugg
— dust created by sawing
Norwegian Bokmål:
sagflis
— dust created by sawing
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sagflis
— dust created by sawing
Occitan:
ressum
— dust created by sawing
Pashto:
بوره
(bura)
— dust created by sawing
Persian:
خاکاره
(xâk-arre)
— dust created by sawing
Plautdietsch:
Soagespoon
— dust created by sawing
Polish:
trociny
— dust created by sawing
Portuguese:
serragem
— dust created by sawing
Romanian:
rumeguș
— dust created by sawing
Romansh:
resgim
— dust created by sawing
Russian:
опи́лки
(opílki)
— dust created by sawing
Russian:
древе́сная мука́
(drevésnaja muká)
— dust created by sawing
Slovak:
piliny
— dust created by sawing
Slovene:
žaganje
— dust created by sawing
Slovene:
žagovina
— dust created by sawing
Lower Sorbian:
drobna rěz
— dust created by sawing
Spanish:
serrín
— dust created by sawing
Spanish:
aserrín
— dust created by sawing
Spanish:
aserraduras
— dust created by sawing
Swahili:
maramba
— dust created by sawing
Swedish:
sågspån
— dust created by sawing
Swedish:
spån
— dust created by sawing
Tagalog:
kusot
— dust created by sawing
Tagalog:
piyaos
— dust created by sawing
Tajik:
аррамайда
(arramayda)
— dust created by sawing
Tajik:
хокарра
(xokarra)
— dust created by sawing
Thai:
ขี้เลื่อย
(kîi-lʉ̂ai)
— dust created by sawing
Turkish:
talaş
— dust created by sawing
Ukrainian:
ти́рса
(týrsa)
— dust created by sawing
Ukrainian:
пилови́ння
(pylovýnnja)
— dust created by sawing
Unami:
kwshikshakokàn
— dust created by sawing
Urdu:
چُورَہ
(cūrā)
— dust created by sawing
Uzbek:
qipiq
— dust created by sawing
Uzbek:
qirindi
— dust created by sawing
Vietnamese:
mùn cưa
— dust created by sawing
Walloon:
soyoere
— dust created by sawing
Walloon:
soeyure
— dust created by sawing
Welsh:
blawd llif
— dust created by sawing
Welsh:
llwch llif
— dust created by sawing
Yiddish:
זעגעכץ
(zegekhts)
— dust created by sawing
Yiddish:
געזעגעכץ
(gezegekhts)
— dust created by sawing
Yiddish:
האָלצזעגעכץ
(holtszegekhts)
— dust created by sawing
Yiddish:
טראָטשינעס
(trotshines)
— dust created by sawing
Yiddish:
פּילאָווינעס
(pilovines)
— dust created by sawing
Yiddish:
פּילינעס
(pilines)
— dust created by sawing
Yiddish:
זעגשטויב
(zegshtoyb)
— dust created by sawing
Yiddish:
שאָבעכץ
(shobekhts)
— dust created by sawing