- ♦ dustbin
- ♦ dustbin /ˈdʌstbɪn/
n.(ingl.) pattumiera; bidone dell'immondizia (o della spazzatura) (USA ash can ► ash /2/, garbage can ► garbage, trash can ► trash (1))● (fam.) dustbin man ► dustman.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
♦ dustbin
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dustbin — is the normal word in BrE for a rubbish bin, although the shorter form bin is widely used informally (and wheelie bins, tall bins on wheels, have been in use since the 1980s: the term is Australian in origin). Dustman has largely been replaced by … Modern English usage
dustbin — (d[u^]st b[i^]n), n. a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected. Syn: ashcan, trash can, garbage can, wastebin, ashbin, trash barrel, trash bin. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dustbin man — dustbin .man n a ↑dustman … Dictionary of contemporary English
dustbin — 1848, from DUST (Cf. dust) + BIN (Cf. bin) … Etymology dictionary
dustbin — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a large container for household refuse … English terms dictionary
dustbin — [dust′bin΄] n. Brit. a container for dust, rubbish, etc … English World dictionary
Dustbin Baby (film) — Dustbin Baby … Wikipedia
Dustbin Baby — For 2008 film adaptation, see Dustbin Baby (film). Dustbin Baby Author(s) … Wikipedia
dustbin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) noun VERB + DUSTBIN ▪ chuck sth in, dump sth in, throw sth in ▪ She chucked the potatoes in the dustbin. ▪ go in ▪ These old shoes can go in the dustbin now … Collocations dictionary
Dustbin category — The term dustbin category is sometimes used to describe a category that includes people or things that might be heterogeneous, only loosely related or poorly understood. It has been used in discussion of law, linguistics, medicine, sociology and… … Wikipedia
dustbin */ — UK [ˈdʌs(t)bɪn] / US [ˈdʌstˌbɪn] noun [countable] Word forms dustbin : singular dustbin plural dustbins British a container that you keep outside and use for putting rubbish in. The American word is garbage can … English dictionary
