Definition of Waste-paper basket

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waste-paper basket

Noun
1. a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish
(synonym) wastepaper basket, wastebasket, waste basket, circular file
(hypernym) container

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Waste-paper basket Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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waste-paper basket

waste-paper basket
n : a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish [syn: wastepaper basket, wastebasket, waste basket , circular file]





Waste-paper basket Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Waste container
A waste container (known more commonly in British English as a dustbin, rubbish-bin, ashcan or simply bin and American English as a trash can) is a container, which is usually made out of metal or plastic..

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