noun
wastebasket
noun
1
A small bin, usually kept indoors, for throwing away rubbish.
"He crumpled the letter and tossed it into the wastebasket."
How to Use Wastebasket
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small indoor bin for rubbish.
UK vs US
More common in American English; British English usually says "wastepaper basket" or "bin."
Word Forms
wastebasketed past tense, wastebaskets plural, wastebaskets singular
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Etymology
From waste + basket.