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waste·bas·ket (w

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A relatively small, open-topped container for discarding trash. Also called wastepaper basket.

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wastebasket

wastebasket - a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish

circular file, waste basket, waste-paper basket, wastepaper basket

container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

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