duster
English
/ˈdʌstɚ/, /ˈdʌstə/
noun
Definitions
- An object, now especially a cloth, used for dusting surfaces etc.
- Someone who dusts.
- A light, loose-fitting long coat.
- (paper-making) A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
- (milling) A blowing-machine for separating the flour from the bran.
- (oil and gas) A dry drill hole, one that does not produce oil or gas.
- (military) A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled, anti-aircraft gun.
- (Philippines) A sundress.
- (education) A block of felt strips, shaped ergonomically, used to remove chalk from a blackboard.
- (baseball) A high pitch toward the batter.
Etymology
Suf from English dust.
Origin
English
dust
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antidust English
- bedust English
- brickdust English
- bulldust English
- chalkdust English
- coaldust English
- crop English
- cropduster English
- dedust English
- diamond dust English
- dust English
- dust-ridden English
- dustable English
- dustbag English
- dustball English
- dustbathe English
- dustbin English
- dustbowl English
- dustbrush English
- dustcart English
- dustcloth English
- dustcloud English
- dustcoat English
- dustcover 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
- feather English
- feather duster English
- microdust English
- milldust English
- moondust English
- nanodust English
- overdust English
- sanderdust English
- sawdust English
- smartdust English
- stardust English
- undust English
- dust Middle English
- dusta Irish
- daster Cebuano
- das Tok Pisin
- dust
- crop
- dusty
- dustup
- dedust
- bedust
- undust
- dustpan
- dustbag
- feather
- dustmat
- dustbin
- sawdust
- dustout
- dustrag
- dustman
- dustfree
- stardust
- dustcart
- milldust
- dustfall
- antidust
- dusthead
- dustbowl
- dusthole
- bulldust
- dustable
- dustmote
- dustball
- dustlike
- dustpile
- coaldust
- dustless
- moondust
- nanodust
- overdust
- dustcoat
- dustheap
- dustling
- dustcover
- brickdust
- dustproof
- dustcloud
- dustbathe
- dustbrush
- duststorm
- dustsheet
- microdust
- dustcloth
- chalkdust
- smartdust
- dustwoman
- dustperson
- sanderdust
- cropduster
- dustwrapper
- dust-ridden
- diamond dust
- feather duster