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

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