a basket or other open container for wastepaper, bits of trash, etc.
also wastepaper basket
wastebasket
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wastebasket
noun
A relatively small, open-topped container for discarding trash. Also called wastepaper basket .
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Noun
(plural wastebaskets)
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Sentence Examples
- Be aware that plastic garbage bags and wastebasket liners should not be used for food, because they are often treated with deodorants or other chemicals.
- When your inbox explodes, and your wastebasket overflows, you can shove miscellaneous notes into your stunning Kenneth Cole and, poof!
- Some shredders have a clear or translucent wastebasket allowing you to see when it needs emptying.
- In these models, you simply place the shredder atop a specific size of wastebasket.
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- waste time
- waste-time