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单词 garbage can
释义

garbage can

SEE SYNONYMS FOR garbage can ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a container, usually of metal or plastic, for the disposal of waste matter, especially kitchen refuse.
Compare trash can.

Origin of garbage can

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Words nearby garbage can

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Example sentences from the Web for garbage can

  • I know what they smell like; I can describe it exactly: they smell like a garbage-can.

    The Ship Dwellers|Albert Bigelow Paine
  • The hunchback was sitting on a garbage-can, almost at the entrance.

    The Best Short Stories of 1917|Various

British Dictionary definitions for garbage can

garbage can

noun

US and Canadian a large, usually cylindrical container for refuse, esp one used by a householdAlso called: ash bin, ash can, trash can, (in Britain (and certain other countries)) dustbin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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