Dust devil

/dʌst ˈdɛvəl/

Synonyms for "dust devil" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(2 words)
dust swirldust whirl

Strong matches (3)

Noun(1 words)
mini vortex

Related words (5)

Related word relations

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More general

3 entries
atmospheric phenomenonnatural phenomenonwhirlwind

More specific

2 entries
dust swirldust whirl

Collocations

6 entries
desert dust devildust devil activitydust devil columndust devil formationdust devil plumedust devil wind

Inflections

1 entries
dust devils

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Near-synonyms: whirlwind, whirl, sandspout, sand pillar, willy willy (Australia)

Source: wiktionary

A dust devil may look harmless, but a large one can overturn a car.

Source: wiktionary