a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period
<noun.artifact>

dust cover

dust sheet

a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
<noun.phenomenon>

dust storm

duster

sandstorm

sirocco

sample sentences

"it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"

a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

book jacket

dust cover

dust jacket

dust wrapper

covered with a layer of dust
<adj.all>

dust-covered

dusty

sample sentences

"a dusty pile of books"

a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ash bin

ash-bin

ashbin

ashcan

dustbin

garbage can

trash barrel

trash bin

trash can

wastebin

a truck for collecting domestic refuse
<noun.artifact>

dustcart

garbage truck

sample sentences

"in Britain a garbage truck is called a dustcart"

a piece of cloth used for dusting
<noun.artifact>

dustcloth

duster

dustrag

a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter
<noun.act>

duster

a piece of cloth used for dusting
<noun.artifact>

dustcloth

duster

dustrag

a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
<noun.artifact>

dust coat

duster

gabardine

gaberdine

smock

a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
<noun.phenomenon>

dust storm

duster

sandstorm

sirocco

sample sentences

"it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"

the state of being covered with dust
<noun.state>

dustiness

a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing)
<noun.artifact>

bath powder

dusting powder

toilet powder

as fine and powdery as dust
<adj.all>

dustlike

someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dustman

garbage carter

garbage collector

garbage hauler

garbage man

garbageman

refuse collector

a dry swab for dusting floors
<noun.artifact>

dry mop

dust mop

dustmop

a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept
<noun.artifact>

dustpan

the quantity that a dustpan will hold
<noun.quantity>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dustpan

dustpanful

the quantity that a dustpan will hold
<noun.quantity>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dustpan

dustpanful

a piece of cloth used for dusting
<noun.artifact>

dustcloth

duster

dustrag

an angry dispute
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

dustup

quarrel

row

run-in

words

wrangle

sample sentences

"they had a quarrel"
"they had words"

lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
<adj.all>

cold

dusty

moth-eaten

stale

sample sentences

"moth-eaten theories about race"
"stale news"

covered with a layer of dust
<adj.all>

dust-covered

dusty

sample sentences

"a dusty pile of books"

an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers
<noun.plant>

Lychnis coronaria

dusty miller

gardener's delight

mullein pink

rose campion

herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
<noun.plant>

Artemisia stelleriana

beach wormwood

dusty miller

old woman

a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust
<noun.plant>

Centaurea cineraria

Centaurea gymnocarpa

dusty miller

stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves
<noun.plant>

Cineraria maritima

Senecio cineraria

dusty miller

shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
<noun.plant>

Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum

Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum

dusty miller

silver lace

silver-lace

a method of selling in which the price is reduced until a buyer is found
<noun.act>

dutch auction

creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
<noun.plant>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

Trifolium repens

dutch clover

shamrock

white clover

willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
<adj.all>

duteous

dutiful

sample sentences

"a dutiful child"
"a dutiful citizen"
"Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife"

subject to import tax
<adj.all>

dutiable

sample sentences

"dutiable imports"

willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
<adj.all>

duteous

dutiful

sample sentences

"a dutiful child"
"a dutiful citizen"
"Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife"

out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner
<adv.all>

dutifully

sample sentences

"he dutifully visited his mother every Sunday"

piety by virtue of devotion to duty
<noun.attribute>

dutifulness

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 44 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 13

duty

obligation

responsibility

sample sentences

"we must instill a sense of duty in our children"
"every right implies a responsibility
every opportunity, an obligation
every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr

work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12

duty

sample sentences

"the duties of the job"

a government tax on imports or exports
<noun.possession>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

duty

tariff

sample sentences

"they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"

a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

assignment

duty assignment

sample sentences

"hazardous duty"

the time period during which you are at work
<noun.time>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

duty period

shift

work shift

a period of time spent in military service
<noun.time>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

duty tour

enlistment

hitch

term of enlistment

tour

tour of duty