basket /bäsˈkit/

1. A container made of plaited or interwoven twigs, rushes, canes or other flexible material
2. A basketful
3. The hoop with an open net attached, used as a goal at basketball
4. A goal scored in basketball
5. A collection of similar or related ideas or things
6. A group or collection, esp of foreign currencies used to calculate a standard exchange rate (economics)
7. A bastard (euphemistic)
8. The back part of a stagecoach outside
9. A basket-hilt

basˈketful noun (pl basˈketfuls)

As much as fills a basket

basˈketry noun

Basketwork

basˈketball noun

1. A team game in which points are scored by throwing a ball into a raised horizontal net (orig a basket)
2. The ball used in the game

basket case noun (slang)

1. A person with all four limbs amputated (obsolete)
2. A nervous wreck, someone unable to cope
3. A country that cannot cope economically

basket chair noun

A wicker chair

basket clause noun (N American)

A comprehensive clause in a contract

basˈket-hilt noun

A sword hilt with a protective covering like basketwork

basˈket-maker noun (with caps; archaeology)

A member of an ancient American culture of SW USA, known for their basketwork

basˈket-making noun

basˈket-stitch noun (knitting)

Groups of plain and purl stitches alternating vertically and horizontally, resembling basketwork in effect

basˈketweave noun

A form of weaving using two or more strands in the warp and weft

basˈketwork noun

1. Articles made of interlaced twigs, canes, etc (also adjective)
2. The art of making these

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