Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

collect dust

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: col-lec-t -dust
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remain untouched and unused for a long period of time.

Example Sentences

"The trophies on his wall reminding him of his heyday are now just collecting dust."

Inflected Forms

collects dust (present, singular) collecting dust (participle, present) collected dust (participle, past) collected dust (past)

Synonyms

catch dust gather dust

Questions

What does collect dust mean?: To remain untouched and unused for a long period of time.

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