dustpan

noun

dust·​pan ˈdəs(t)-ˌpan 

: a shovel-shaped pan for sweepings

Examples of dustpan in a Sentence

Here's a broom and dustpan. Go sweep the kitchen.

Recent Examples on the Web

Each rack has four slots for brooms and mops in addition to five hooks to hang your dustpan, cleaning brushes, and other miscellaneous items like umbrellas that tend to become cluttered in the closet’s floor. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026

Sweep up the residue with a broom and dustpan. — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026

An employee was observed handling ready-to-eat tortilla, rice and lettuce with bare hands and seen re-entering the kitchen after handling a broom and dustpan outside without washing their hands. — Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025

My mom saved the day by buying us this Melissa & Doug toy cleaning set that gave him his own pint-sized broom, mop, duster, hand broom, and dustpan. — Nicole Kinning, Wired News, 16 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dustpan

• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
• doorman
• fishman
• flagman

Kids Definition

dustpan

noun

dust·​pan ˈdəs(t)-ˌpan 

: a pan shaped like a shovel for sweepings