dustpannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdʌst.pæn/us/ˈdʌst.pæn/a flat container with a handle into which you brush dust and dirt
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Equipment used for cleaning
- bath towel
- broom
- broomstick
- carpet sweeper
- chamois
- facecloth
- flannel
- floor cloth
- Hoover
- household goods
- J-cloth
- Jeye cloth
- rag
- scrubbing brush
- squeegee
- squeegee mop
- sweeper
- toilet brush
- towelette
- washcloth
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Examples from literature
- He carried the dustpan and broom away to their places, but he did not reenter the room.
- He sprang up only to come into collision with the dustpan full of flour which lay near his chair.
- The broom and dustpan sweep up the pieces, and consign them to the dustbin.
- Then she threw that piece, too, into the dustpan.
- Tommy had gotten a broom and a dustpan and was already raising a cloud of dust by her efforts at sweeping.