wastebasket

/ˌweɪstˈbæskət/
/ˈweɪstbæskɪt/
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Other forms: wastebaskets

Definitions of wastebasket
  1. noun
    a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish
    synonyms: circular file, waste basket, waste-paper basket, wastepaper basket
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    type of:
    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)
Pronunciation
US
/ˌweɪstˈbæskət/
UK
/ˈweɪstbæskɪt/
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