to brush or wipe away dust: magpaspas, paspasan, magpalis, palisan, magpunas, punasan
» synonyms and related words:
khaki
n.
1. the color of dust, dull yellowish-brown: kulay-kaki
2. heavy cloth of this color used for uniforms, tents, etc.: kaki
powder
n.
1. a solid reduced to dust by pounding, crushing or grinding: pulbos
2. face powder: pulbos sa mukha
3. talcum powder: talko, talkom
4. gunpowder: pulbura, pulbura
v.
1. to make into powder: magpulbos, pumulbos, pulbusin, magdurog, dumurog, durugin, magligis, lumigis, ligisin
2. to sprinkle or cover with powder: magpulbos, pulbusan
3. to become powder: mapulbos, maligis
pulverize
v.
1. to grind to powder: magpulbos, pumulbos, pulbusin, magligis, lumigis, ligisin
2. to become dust: mapulbos, maligis
brush
n.
1. a tool made of bristles, hair, etc. for cleaning: sipilyo, iskoba
2. toothbrush: sipilyo, sepilyo (sa ngipin)
3. a shoe or clothes brush: sipilyo, sepilyo (sa sapatos), iskoba
4. a paint brush (large): brotsa, iskoba
5. an artists brush: pinsel, pinsel
6. a brushing, a rub with a brush: pagsisipilyo, pag-iiskoba
v.
to clean, rub, dust, etc., with a brush: magsipilyo, sipilyuhin, mag-iskoba, iskobahin
alikabok
n.
dust
adj.
maalikabok (ma-) dusty
wagwag
n.
a species of rice grain, first class rice
n.
wag, a wagging motion magwagwag, iwagwag (mag-:i-)
v.
to dry (wet cloth) by shaking up, to shake the dust off (clothes, floor rugs, etc.), to clean (cloth) of dust, soap suds by shaking in water without rubbing. Iwagwag mo ang mga damit sa labas. Shake the dust off the clothes outside.
