dustpan and brush

Floor debris collectors

A dustpan and brush is a pair of small cleaning tools used together—a short-handled brush for sweeping debris and a shallow pan with a handle for collecting it.

The brush sweeps crumbs, dust, or broken glass into the dustpan, which is then emptied into a bin.

Grab the dustpan and brush—someone knocked over the plant.

Related

swept under · broken glass · broom · dustpan · housekeeping · kitchen floor · ash · kneeling · spill · tidy · tidy up · bristles · mop · scraps · trash bin · waste · wiping · scrubbing

Opposites
cleaning technology

dustpan and brushvacuum cleaner

Suction device for floors

Hoover · vacuum · Roomba · hoover · shop vac

cleaning action

dustpan and brushlitter

Scattered waste or debris

dirt · debris

Family

dust, brush, dusty, dustier, dustiest, dustiness, dusted, dusting, duster

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G