- wastebasket
- noun Date: 1850 a receptacle for refuse and especially for wastepaper — called also wastepaper basket
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
wastebasket
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Wastebasket — Waste bas ket, n. A basket used in offices, libraries, etc., as a receptacle for waste paper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wastebasket — [wāst′bas΄kit] n. a basket or other open container for wastepaper, bits of trash, etc.: also wastepaper basket … English World dictionary
wastebasket — [[t]we͟ɪstbɑːskɪt, bæsk [/t]] wastebaskets N COUNT A wastebasket is the same as a wastepaper basket. [AM] … English dictionary
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wastebasket — /wayst bas kit, bah skit/, n. a standing basket for wastepaper, small items of trash, etc. Also called wastepaper basket. [1855 60; WASTE + BASKET] * * * … Universalium
wastebasket — noun A receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin; a garbage can. Usually small and used indoors … Wiktionary
wastebasket — waste|bas|ket [ˈweıstˌba:skıt US ˌbæs ] n AmE a small container for holding paper, cans etc that are not wanted British Equivalent: wastepaper basket … Dictionary of contemporary English
wastebasket — n. basket for garbage, trash can … English contemporary dictionary
wastebasket — noun (C) especially AmE a small container, usually indoors, into which you put unwanted paper etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
