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dust wrapper |
dust-covered |
dustbin |
dustcart |
dustcloth |
duster
| dustin hoffman
| dustiness
| dusting powder
| dustlike
| dustman
duster
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun duster has 4 senses
- duster(n = noun.phenomenon) dust storm, sandstorm, sirocco - a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years" is a kind of windstorm
- duster(n = noun.artifact) dust coat, gabardine, gaberdine, smock - a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles; Array is a kind of coverall
- duster(n = noun.artifact) dustcloth, dustrag - a piece of cloth used for dusting; Array is a kind of piece of cloth, piece of material
- duster(n = noun.act) Array - a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter; Array is a kind of delivery, pitch
Derived form verb dust1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
duster, n.
1 a a cloth for dusting furniture etc. b a person or contrivance that dusts.
2 a woman's light, loose, full-length coat.
1 a a cloth for dusting furniture etc. b a person or contrivance that dusts.
2 a woman's light, loose, full-length coat.
ROGET THESAURUS
duster
Cleanness
N cleanness, cleanliness, purity, cleaning, purification, defecation, purgation, lustration, detersion, abstersion, epuration, mundation, ablution, lavation, colature, disinfection, drainage, sewerage, lavatory, laundry, washhouse, washerwoman, laundress, dhobi, laundryman, washerman, scavenger, dustman, sweep, white wings brush, broom, besom, mop, rake, shovel, sieve, riddle, screen, filter, blotter, napkin, cloth, maukin, malkin, handkerchief, towel, sudary, doyley, doily, duster, sponge, mop, swab, cover, drugget, wash, lotion, detergent, cathartic, purgative, purifier, disinfectant, aperient, benzene, benzine benzol, benolin, bleaching powder, chloride of lime, dentifrice, deobstruent, laxative, clean, cleanly, pure, immaculate, spotless, stainless, taintless, trig, without a stain, unstained, unspotted, unsoiled, unsullied, untainted, uninfected, sweet, sweet as a nut, neat, spruce, tidy, trim, gimp, clean as a new penny, like a cat in pattens, cleaned, kempt, abstergent, cathartic, cleansing, purifying, neatly, clean as a whistle.
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