- waste·bas·ket
- /ˈweıstˌbæskət, Brit ˈweıstˌbɑːskət/ noun, pl -kets [count]US : a small container for trash
She tossed the wrapper into the wastebasket.
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waste|bas|ket — «WAYST BAS kiht, BAHS », noun. a basket or other container for wastepaper or other small or light items of dry trash … 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
