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waste·bas·ket

(wāst′băs′kĭt)

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

wastebasket

(ˈweɪstˌbɑːskɪt)

(Furniture) an open receptacle for paper and other dry litter. Also called (esp in Britain): wastepaper basket

waste•bas•ket

(ˈweɪstˌbæs kɪt, -ˌbɑ skɪt)

n.

a standing open receptacle for trash. Also called waste′paper bas`ket.

[1855–60]

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Noun

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

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

Translations

صَفِيحَة لِلزُّبالَة

koš

bøtte

roskakori

kanta za smeće

ごみ箱

쓰레기통

sophink

ถังขยะ

çöp tenekesi

thùng rác

l垃圾箱

wastebasket

[ˈweɪstbɑːskɪt] N (US) → cesto m de los papeles, papelera f

wastebasket

, wastebin

n (esp US) → Papierkorb m

wastebasket

→ صَفِيحَة لِلزُّبالَة koš bøtte Mülleimer κάδος cubo, papelera roskakori poubelle kanta za smeće bidone ごみ箱 쓰레기통 vuilnisbak søppelkasse kosz na śmieci caixote do lixo, lixo мусорное ведро sophink ถังขยะ çöp tenekesi thùng rác l垃圾箱

wastebasket

n. cesto de basura.

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