wastebasket

waste·bas·ket

W0041700 (wāst′băs′kĭt)n. A relatively small, open-topped container for discarding trash. Also called wastepaper basket.

wastebasket

(ˈweɪstˌbɑːskɪt) n (Furniture) an open receptacle for paper and other dry litter. Also called (esp in Britain): wastepaper basket

waste•bas•ket

(ˈweɪstˌbæs kɪt, -ˌbɑ skɪt)

n. a standing open receptacle for trash. Also called waste′paper bas`ket. [1855–60]

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Noun

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wastebasket - a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbishcircular file, waste basket, wastepaper basket, waste-paper basketcontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

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