- wastebasket waste·basket n Am
- ['weɪstˌbɒːskɪt]
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wastebasket waste·basket n Am
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waste basket — noun a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish • Syn: ↑wastepaper basket, ↑waste paper basket, ↑wastebasket, ↑circular file • Hypernyms: ↑container * * * waste basket (N American … Useful english dictionary
waste-paper basket — noun a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish • Syn: ↑wastepaper basket, ↑wastebasket, ↑waste basket, ↑circular file • Hypernyms: ↑container … Useful english dictionary
Wastebasket — Waste bas ket, n. A basket used in offices, libraries, etc., as a receptacle for waste paper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Waste container — For the software component, see Recycle bin (computing). A collection of movable waste containers in Australia A waste container is a container for temporarily storing waste, and is usually made out of metal or plastic. Common terms are dustbin,… … Wikipedia
wastebasket — noun a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑wastepaper basket, ↑waste paper basket, ↑waste basket, ↑circular file • Hypernyms: ↑container … Useful english dictionary
wastebasket — /wayst bas kit, bah skit/, n. a standing basket for wastepaper, small items of trash, etc. Also called wastepaper basket. [1855 60; WASTE + BASKET] * * * … Universalium
wastepaper basket — noun a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish • Syn: ↑waste paper basket, ↑wastebasket, ↑waste basket, ↑circular file • Hypernyms: ↑container * * * noun, pl ⋯ kets [count] : ↑ … Useful english dictionary
waste-paper basket — is the BrE term; in AmE it is wastebasket … Modern English usage
wastebasket — waste|bas|ket [ˈweıstˌba:skıt US ˌbæs ] n AmE a small container for holding paper, cans etc that are not wanted British Equivalent: wastepaper basket … Dictionary of contemporary English
waste·bas·ket — /ˈweıstˌbæskət, Brit ˈweıstˌbɑːskət/ noun, pl kets [count] US : a small container for trash She tossed the wrapper into the wastebasket. called also wastepaper basket see pictures at ↑bathroom, ↑office … Useful english dictionary
wastepaper basket — waste|pa|per bas|ket [ˌweıstˈpeıpə ˌba:skıt, ˈweıstˌpeıpə US ˈweıstˌpeıpər ˌbæ ] n a small container for holding paper, cans etc that are not wanted American Equivalent: wastebasket … Dictionary of contemporary English
