dust bowl—said of an area that has no vegetation because of drought, dust storms, etc.:
- The worst of the storms were concentrated in an area called the dust bowl by the people of the time.
dustpan—a short-handled pan or scoop into which dust is swept:
- The tiny shards of near-powdered glass won’t easily brush into the dustpans.
Note: The compound does not correlate in meaning with dustbin—a container for household rubbish:
- To prevent the toilets from getting blocked, materials like paper and cotton should be thrown in the dustbin.