Duster

Quick meaning: Duster is a noun meaning An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.

Meaning

An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.

More Meanings

1. Someone who dusts.
2. A loose-fitting long coat.
3. (papermaking) A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
4. (milling) A blowing machine for separating the flour from the bran.
5. (oil and gas) A dry drillhole, one that does not produce oil or gas.
6. (military, informal) A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled anti-aircraft gun.
7. (Philippines) A type of loose dress worn at home as well as within the vicinity of one's home.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: housedress

Near-synonyms: sandstorm (broadly synonymous), haboob

Word Forms

• dusters

Synonyms for duster

Depending on context, synonyms include housedress, sandstorm, haboob, smock, dustcloth, gaberdine.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dustcloth, gaberdine, smock, knuckle, deduster, dusting.

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