duster
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duster¹
- /ˈdʌstɚ/ US
- /ˈdʌstə/ UK
noun dusters
- An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.
- Someone who dusts.
- A loose-fitting long coat.
- A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
- A blowing machine for separating the flour from the bran.
- A dry drillhole, one that does not produce oil or gas. Many wildcatters dug dry wells, or “dusters,” and scurried away in despair.
- A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled anti-aircraft gun.
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A type of loose dress worn at home as well as within the vicinity of one's home.
Near-synonym: housedress
Similar: housedress
- A block of felt strips, shaped ergonomically, used to remove chalk from a chalkboard.
- A high pitch toward the batter.
- A duststorm. Near-synonyms: sandstorm (broadly synonymous), haboob
Duster²
proper noun
- A surname.
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noun object used for dusting
| Español | plumero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 걸레 geolle, 먼지떨이 meonjitteori |
| 日本語 | ふきん fukin, 雑巾 zōkin, 叩き hataki, ブラシ burashi |
| 中文 | 抹布 mābù, 黑板擦 hēibǎncā |
| Kiswahili | dasta |
| Português | apagador |
| Français | chiffon, brosse |
| Deutsch | Staubtuch, Staublappen, Staubwedel |
| Italiano | spolverino |
| Русский | тря́пка trjápka, щётка ščótka |
| العربية | مِمْسَحَة mimsaḥa, مِمْسَح mimsaḥ |
noun person who dusts
| Deutsch | Staubwischer, Staubwischerin |
|---|---|
| Русский | убо́рщик ubórščik, убо́рщица ubórščica |
noun a light, loose-fitting long coat
| 한국어 | 더스터 deoseuteo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ダスター dasutā, 上っ張り uwappari |
| Deutsch | Staubmantel |
| Русский | пы́льник pýlʹnik |
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@misc{duster_2026,
title = {duster},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/duster},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
