duster

Plural: dusters

Noun

• a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
  • "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"
• a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
• a piece of cloth used for dusting
• a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter
• 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.
• A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled anti-aircraft gun.
• A type of loose dress worn at home as well as within the vicinity of one's home.
• A block of felt strips, shaped ergonomically, used to remove chalk from a chalkboard.
• A high pitch toward the batter.
• A duststorm.
• pl. -S one that dusts

Synonyms

dust coat, dust storm, dustcloth, dustrag, gabardine, gaberdine, sandstorm, sirocco, smock

Related Words

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