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# dustpan

«dustpan» in Mova's school dictionary: **a flat pan with a handle into which you sweep dust and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (dustpan, dustpans)

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dustpan» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dustpan/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.