Difference between Junk and Dust

What is the difference between Junk and Dust?

Junk as a noun is discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash. while Dust as a noun is fine, dry particles of matter

Junk

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash. A collection of miscellaneous items of little value Any narcotic drug, especially heroin. Male genitalia. A Chinese sailing vessel.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To throw away.

Example sentence: Eat all the junk food you want - as long as you cook it yourself. That way, it'll be less junky, and you won't eat it every day because it's a lot of work.

Dust

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to remove dust fromto remove dust; to clean by removing dustOf a bird, to cover itself in sand or dry, dusty earthto spray or cover something with fine powder or liquid

Part of speech: noun

Definition: fine, dry particles of matter

Example sentence: It is true that we are made of dust. And the world is also made of dust. But the dust has motes rising.

We hope you now know whether to use Junk or Dust in your sentence.

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