dustbathe
English
verb
Definitions
- (of certain birds and mammals) To take a dust bath; to clean one's body, especially, of parasites and excess hair oil, by rolling in sand or dust.
Etymology
Compound from English dust + English bathe.
Origin
English
bathe
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antidust English
- bathe English
- batheable English
- bather English
- bathing English
- bebathe English
- bedust English
- brickdust English
- bulldust English
- chalkdust English
- coaldust English
- dedust English
- diamond dust English
- dust English
- dust-ridden English
- dustable English
- dustbag English
- dustball English
- dustbin English
- dustbowl English
- dustbrush English
- dustcart English
- dustcloth English
- dustcloud English
- dustcoat English
- dustcover English
- duster English
- dustfall English
- dustfree English
- dusthead English
- dustheap English
- dusthole English
- dustless English
- dustlike English
- dustling English
- dustman English
- dustmat English
- dustmote English
- dustout English
- dustpan English
- dustperson English
- dustpile English
- dustproof English
- dustrag English
- dustsheet English
- duststorm English
- dustup English
- dustwoman English
- dustwrapper English
- dusty English
- embathe English
- firebathe English
- forbathe English
- imbathe English
- microdust English
- milldust English
- moonbathe English
- moondust English
- nanodust English
- overdust English
- sandbathe English
- sanderdust English
- sawdust English
- smartdust English
- starbathe English
- stardust English
- sunbathe English
- undust English
- bathen Middle English
- dust Middle English
- dusta Irish
- das Tok Pisin
- dust
- dusty
- bathe
- bather
- duster
- dustup
- dedust
- bedust
- undust
- dustpan
- sawdust
- dustout
- dustrag
- imbathe
- dustbag
- bebathe
- dustman
- embathe
- dustmat
- dustbin
- bathing
- dustfree
- dustball
- dustlike
- dustpile
- coaldust
- stardust
- dustcart
- forbathe
- milldust
- dustless
- dustfall
- sunbathe
- moondust
- nanodust
- overdust
- dusthead
- antidust
- dustmote
- dustbowl
- dustcoat
- dusthole
- dustheap
- dustling
- bulldust
- dustable
- firebathe
- starbathe
- dustbrush
- dustcover
- duststorm
- brickdust
- sandbathe
- dustsheet
- microdust
- dustcloth
- dustproof
- dustcloud
- batheable
- moonbathe
- chalkdust
- smartdust
- dustwoman
- sanderdust
- dustperson
- dustwrapper
- dust-ridden
- diamond dust