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wastepaper basket |
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wastepaper basket, bin n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) an open receptacle for paper and other dry litter Usual US and Canadian word wastebasket ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations wastepaper basket [ˌweɪstˈpeɪpəˌbɑːskɪt] wastepaper bin [ˌweɪstˈpeɪpəbɪn] N → cesto m de los papeles, papelera f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He did not recognize his room, looking up from the ground, at the bent legs of the table, at the wastepaper basket, and the tiger-skin rug. How the other pen found its way into the bowl instead of the fireplace or wastepaper basket I can't imagine, but there the two were, lying side by side, both encrusted with ink and completely undistinguishable from each other. Telegrams followed, which he threw into the wastepaper basket. |
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