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/ˈdʌstpæn/ · noun
A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom..
When she got downstairs, she would find the house tidy, but dirty. She could not rest until she had thoroughly cleaned; so she went down to the ash-pit with her dustpan.
Use dustpan when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dustpan means A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom..
Common synonyms include dustpanful.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
When she got downstairs, she would find the house tidy, but dirty. She could not rest until she had thoroughly cleaned; so she went down to the ash-pit with her dustpan.
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