duster
Pronunciation: /ˈdʌstɚ/
The English word “duster” has 11 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
Etymology
From dust + -er.
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