duster

  • 121devil duster — noun : dust devil …

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  • 122knuckle-duster — tə(r) noun ( s) 1. : brass knuckles 2. : one that specializes in or is given to attacking with the fists; specifically : one that uses brass knuckles …

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  • 123power duster — noun : a motor driven agricultural machine for spreading insecticidal dusts …

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  • 124feather-duster worm — /fedh euhr dus teuhr/ any tube dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration. Also called fan worm, feather worm …

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  • 125finster — düster; dunkel; unheilvoll; sinister; böse; widerwärtig * * * fins|ter [ fɪnstɐ] <Adj.>: 1. als besonders dunkel empfunden; völlig ohne Licht: draußen war finstere Nacht. Syn.: ↑ dämmrig, ↑ …

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  • 126makaber — düster; schauerlich; geschmacklos; schauderhaft; abartig; grausig; respektlos; pietätlos * * * ma|ka|ber [ma ka:bɐ] <Adj.>: a) mit dem Tod, mit Traurigem, Schrecklichem spaßend: ein makabrer Scherz; das Lied war sehr makaber …

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  • 127dust-back — duster dust er (d[u^]st [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, dusts; a utensil that frees from dust. Specifically: (a) (Paper Making) A revolving wire cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc. (b) (Milling) A blowing machine for… …

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  • 128dust-back pitch — duster dust er (d[u^]st [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, dusts; a utensil that frees from dust. Specifically: (a) (Paper Making) A revolving wire cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc. (b) (Milling) A blowing machine for… …

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