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# dustpan

noun (dustpan, dustpans)

«dustpan» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A dustpan is a flat pan with a handle into which you sweep dust and dirt with a small brush. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dustpan/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and home lessons, a «dustpan and brush» is used to clean up crumbs, dirt and broken glass. In class, children help tidy up with it. Phrases: «dustpan and brush», «sweep it into the dustpan».

### Examples

- Sweep the crumbs into the dustpan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dustpan/#x1)
- Where's the dustpan and brush? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dustpan/#x2)
- Dad used a dustpan to pick up the broken glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dustpan/#x3)
- She emptied the dustpan into the bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dustpan/#x4)
- We took turns with the dustpan after art class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dustpan/#x5)
- The dustpan was full of sand from the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dustpan/#x6)

### Note

A compound word: dust + pan, written as one word. Usually said together as «dustpan and brush». Safety: let an adult deal with broken glass. Not a number word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dustpan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dustpan/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dustpan» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dustpan.html) on Mova free.