Wastebasket

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A relatively small, open-topped container for discarding trash. Also called wastepaper basket.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin; a garbage can. Usually small and used indoors.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. a basket{4} used to hold waste matter, such as discarded paper, commonly shaped like a truncated cone, with the wide end open and at the top. Vessels of other shapes, such as oblong containers, are also called waste baskets.
  • n. A basket used in offices, libraries, etc., as a receptacle for waste paper.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A basket used to receive rejected papers, useless scraps of pa per, and other waste material.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish
  • n. a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    container   
    Cross Reference
    wastepaper basket   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dining-car    ashtray    bird's nest    trashcan    millrace   
     
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