What does dust-collector mean?
Dust-collector means (humorous) An ornamental item or objet d'art, viewed as having no other purpose than to collect dust..
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(humorous) An ornamental item or objet d'art, viewed as having no other purpose than to collect dust..
Use dust-collector when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dust-collector means (humorous) An ornamental item or objet d'art, viewed as having no other purpose than to collect dust..
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