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wastebasket

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waste·bas·ket  (wstbskt)
n.
A relatively small, open-topped container for discarding trash. Also called wastepaper basket.

wastebasket [ˈweɪstˌbɑːskɪt]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) another term (esp US and Canadian) for wastepaper basket
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wastebasketwastebasket - a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish
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)
Translations
wastebasket [ˈweɪstbɑːskɪt] N (US) → cesto m de los papeles, papelera f

wastebasket, wastebin
n (esp US) → Papierkorb m

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