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dustpan

dustpan

8 1.0
A flat container with a short handle used to collect dust and dirt from the floor
  • noun
  • /ˈdʌstˌpæn/
translation icon : recogedor
  • The dustpan is in the cupboard next to the broom.
  • broom and dustpan
  • dustpan and brush
  • empty the dustpan

But I'm also not above going in the back, finding the dustpan and brush and brushing it up myself, because I will.

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Examples

  • She held the dustpan steady while he swept the crumbs into it.

  • After sweeping the floor, I used the dustpan to collect the dirt.

  • Your father left the dustpan on the floor.

  • Just give me the dustpan.

  • Find the bucket and the dustpan, or whatever tools you need to get it done.

    Blog text (15)
  • After she'd sufficiently recovered, she went into the kitchen for the dustpan to clean up the broken glass.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Jimmy held the dustpan for her, and they bobbed around in time.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Alice got a broom and a dustpan from the kitchen and swept up the tobacco and ashes.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The woman moves the broom again, swishing dirt into the dustpan.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • My sister scooped up the broken shards of the mug with the broom and dustpan.

    Fiction book (2001)

How Much

bin
119 1.0
bucket
207 1.0
dustpan
8 1.0

Surface Forms

dustpan singular
dustpans plural

Morphology

dustpan = dust + pan (transparent) = dust + pan

The compound is a straightforward combination meaning a pan used for collecting dust, which learners can infer from the parts.

Etymology

Dustpan is made of the simple parts dust ('small dirt') and pan ('shallow container'), giving the clear image of a small pan used to catch dust while you sweep. So a dustpan is literally a pan for dust, the flat tool you use to collect dirt from the floor.