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  • Sweeping — Sweep ing, a. Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dust — For other uses, see Dust (disambiguation). A dust storm blankets Texas homes, in 1935. Dust consists of particles in the atmosphere that arise from various sources such as soil dust lifted up by wind (an Aeolian process), volcanic eruptions, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Dust mask — Not to be confused with Paint mask, Surgical mask, or Respirator. A dust mask is a flexible pad held over the nose and mouth by elastic or rubber straps to protect against dusts encountered during construction or cleaning activities, such as… …   Wikipedia

  • sweeping — /ˈswipɪŋ/ (say sweeping) adjective 1. of wide range or scope; far reaching. 2. moving or passing about over a wide area: a sweeping glance. 3. moving, driving, or passing steadily or forcibly on. 4. without limitations; indiscriminate;… …  

  • sweeping —    A handful of beliefs centre on the act of sweeping, in addition to those connected with the *broom itself. Sweeping dust out of the house is ill advised: A Lincolnshire maidservant explained to me some years ago that it was wrong to sweep out… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • sweeping — sweepingly, adv. /swee ping/, adj. 1. of wide range or scope. 2. moving or passing about over a wide area: a sweeping glance. 3. moving, driving, or passing steadily and forcibly on. 4. (of the outcome of a contest) decisive; overwhelming;… …   Universalium

  • sweeping — sweep•ing [[t]ˈswi pɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) of wide range or scope 2) moving or passing over a wide area: a sweeping glance[/ex] 3) moving or driving steadily and forcibly on 4) (of the outcome of a contest) decisive; overwhelming: a sweeping… …   From formal English to slang

  • Sweeping — Sweep Sweep, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweeping}.] [OE. swepen; akin to AS. sw[=a]pan. See {Swoop}, v. i.] 1. To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sweeping — Synonyms and related words: absolute, across the board, across the board, aleatoric, aleatory, all comprehensive, all embracing, all encompassing, all inclusive, all out, all pervading, amorphous, blanket, blobby, blurred, blurry, born, broad,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • sweeping — sweep·ing || swɪːpɪŋ adj. extensive, general, having a wide range; moving over or through a large area; moving rapidly and forcefully n. removal of dust and dirt with a broom swɪːp n. act of cleaning with a broom; continuous curving motion …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sweeping — adj 1. broad, wide, widespread, extensive, expansive, far reaching, panoramic, bird s eye, Inf. wall to wall; inclusive, inclusory, nonexclusive, unlimited, indiscriminate; general, universal, worldwide, pandemic, all embracing, catholic,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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