【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.

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