waste|bas|ket

waste|bas|ket
waste|bas|ket «WAYST BAS kiht, -BAHS-», noun.
a basket or other container for wastepaper or other small or light items of dry trash.

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  • waste·bas·ket — /ˈweıstˌbæskət, Brit ˈweıstˌbɑːskət/ noun, pl kets [count] US : a small container for trash She tossed the wrapper into the wastebasket. called also wastepaper basket see pictures at ↑bathroom, ↑office …   Useful english dictionary

  • waste basket — Basket Bas ket, n. [Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.] 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. Rude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wastebasket — waste•bas•ket [[t]ˈweɪstˌbæs kɪt, ˌbɑ skɪt[/t]] n. a standing open receptacle for trash. Also called waste′paper bas ket • Etymology: 1855–60 …   From formal English to slang

  • 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 — 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

  • wastepaper basket — waste|pa|per bas|ket [ weıst,peıpər ,bæskət ] noun count a WASTE BASKET …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • wastepaper basket — waste|pa|per bas|ket [ˌweıstˈpeıpə ˌba:skıt, ˈweıstˌpeıpə US ˈweıstˌpeıpər ˌbæ ] n a small container for holding paper, cans etc that are not wanted American Equivalent: wastebasket …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Basket — Bas ket, n. [Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.] 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. Rude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow. Dyer.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Basket fish — Basket Bas ket, n. [Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.] 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. Rude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Basket hilt — Basket Bas ket, n. [Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.] 1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. Rude baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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