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Meaning of "handbasket" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HANDBASKET

handbasket  [ˈhændbɑːskɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANDBASKET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Handbasket is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HANDBASKET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

handbasket

Basket

A basket is a container which is traditionally constructed from stiff fibres, which can be made from a range of materials, including wood splints, runners, and cane. While most baskets are made from plant materials, other materials such as horsehair, baleen, or metal wire can be used. Baskets are generally woven by hand. Some baskets are fitted with a lid, others are left open.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HANDBASKET


basket
ˈbɑːskɪt
biscuit
ˈbɪskɪt
bosket
ˈbɒskɪt
bosquet
ˈbɒskɪt
breadbasket
ˈbrɛdˌbɑːskɪt
brisket
ˈbrɪskɪt
casket
ˈkɑːskɪt
flasket
ˈflɑːskɪt
frisket
ˈfrɪskɪt
gasket
ˈɡæskɪt
lasket
ˈlæskɪt
lemniscate
ˈlɛmnɪskɪt
musket
ˈmʌskɪt
skit
skɪt
wastebasket
ˈweɪstˌbɑːskɪt
weskit
ˈwɛskɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANDBASKET

hand-wringing
hand, foot, and mouth disease
hand´s-breadth
handax
handba´
handbag
handbags
handball
handballer
handbarrow
handbell
handbill
handblown
handbook
handbrake
handbrake turn
handbreadth
handcar
handcart
handclap

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANDBASKET

blow a gasket
bread basket
cat basket
chip basket
clothes basket
cylinder head gasket
dog basket
fruit basket
hanging basket
laundry basket
linen basket
litter basket
Moses basket
picnic basket
put all one´s eggs in one basket
sewing basket
shopping basket
sket
Venus´s flower basket
wastepaper basket
work basket

Synonyms and antonyms of handbasket in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «handbasket» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANDBASKET

Find out the translation of handbasket to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of handbasket from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «handbasket» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

提篮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

handbasket
570 millions of speakers

English

handbasket
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

handbasket
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

handbasket
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

handbasket
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

handbasket
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

handbasket
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

handbasket
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Handbasket
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Handbasket
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

handbasket
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

handbasket
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Handbasket
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

handbasket
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

handbasket
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हँडबॅकेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Handbasket
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

handbasket
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

handbasket
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

handbasket
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

handbasket
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

handbasket
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

handbasket
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

handbasket
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

handbasket
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of handbasket

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDBASKET»

The term «handbasket» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.880 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDBASKET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about handbasket

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANDBASKET»

Discover the use of handbasket in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to handbasket and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Go to Helena Handbasket
On her latest case, wisecracking Private Investigator, Helena Handbasket, is faced with a lot of tough questions.
Donna Moore, 2006
2
Hell in a Handbasket: Dispatches from the Country Formerly ...
A first full-color collection of politically satirical cartoons by the nationally syndicated creator of This Modern World includes pieces that reflect the illustrator's wry perspectives on some of America's darkest periods throughout the ...
Tom Tomorrow, 2006
3
Hamster in a Handbasket
James is excited when he is given the job of caring for the school hamster over summer vacation, but when it is stolen, he must find the culprit and save the poor animal.
Ben M. Baglio, 2000
4
To Hell in a Handbasket: Carter, Obama, and the Arab Spring
To Hell in a Handbasket is a chilling account of how Jimmy Carter s abandonment of a longtime U.S. ally in favor of a murderous mullah thirty years ago enabled the Islamization of Iran and how Barack Obama s current oblivion to and ...
Ruthie Blum, 2012
5
To Hell in a Handbasket
An icy demise snowballs in book 2 of this Agatha-nominated series Gift basket designer Claire Hanover is reluctantly enjoying a spring ski vacation with her family in Breckenridge, Colorado, when a bloodcurdling scream cuts the frigid air.
Beth Groundwater, 2012
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The Dimwit's Dictionary: 5,000 Overused Words and Phrases ...
going to hell in a handbasket going to hell in a handbasket A moribund metaphor (See page 19). corrode; crumble; decay; decline; ... The typical reaction people seem to have is that public education is going to hell in a handbasket. Replace ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2002
7
Blood Lite
Hell. in. a. Handbasket. Lucien. Soulban. The basket sat at the foot of the Inferno's red-hot, iron-wrought gates, below the steaming plate that read abandon all hope, ye who enter here! The omi- nous warning was wasted on the ebony-skinned ...
Kevin J. Anderson, Charlaine Harris, 2009
8
The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2012
Helena Handbasket, Disney's Magical Head of Marketing Magic, stands up from the table. “Okay,” she says, “Tell me again what these decades had going for them.” “Well, ma'am,” says Wally the intern, “It's pretty bleak. The first half of the 20th ...
Bob Sehlinger, Len Testa, 2011
9
Halos and Horns, Book 3: To Hell in a Handbasket
To Hell In A Handbasket is the third book in the Halos & Horns saga. Readers may wish to begin with the first book, Paved With Good Intentions.
Keith B. Darrell, 2012
10
Dogs Don't Bite When a Growl Will Do: What Your Dog Can ...
And why am I in a handbasket?” I got a good laugh from the bumper sticker, and I realized that it often seems to me that we are indeed “going to hell in a handbasket.” So much of this feeling is due to our inability to maintain a state of peace ...
Matt Weinstein, Luke Barber, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANDBASKET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term handbasket is used in the context of the following news items.
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Borges: Tiger Woods isn't as young as he thinks he is | Boston Herald
Same was true of Sinatra, even after he couldn't carry a tune in a handbasket. The expansive Interview Lounge at the British Open had an ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
2
Could Norway Serve As Europe's Green Battery?
Joshua S Hill I'm a Christian, a nerd, a geek, and I believe that we're pretty quickly directing planet-Earth into hell in a handbasket! I also write ... «CleanTechnica, Jul 15»
3
Meat Loaf, Golden Boys Frankie Avalon, Fabian and Bobby Rydell …
It will be his first disc since 2011's “Hell in a Handbasket” and reunites him with producer Jim Steinman, who also produced “Bat Out of Hell.”. «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
4
Candidates everywhere, but 16 months to go?
Here's the thing: It's not that we're going to Hell in a handbasket; we're simply going nowhere … in terms of systematic and lasting change. Sure ... «Baltimore Post-Examiner, Jul 15»
5
Fowler: Great nation falls into a downward spiral
If I were to elaborate, I would say that the handbasket is no longer big enough. Fevered argument is roiling at present at all levels of society ... «Amarillo.com, Jul 15»
6
Wins and losses in fisheries management
Sometimes it seems like the world is going to hell in a handbasket. Every night we read about doom or disaster in our local newspaper, internet ... «Nelson Mail, Jul 15»
7
DeAndre Jordan's Mavericks-Clippers flip-flop isn't the first, but could …
... and start getting those snatched off the table and given to other people, then things will go to hell in a handbasket and we can't have that.”. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
8
UK Requires Ambitious Policy To Transform Its Energy System
Joshua S Hill I'm a Christian, a nerd, a geek, and I believe that we're pretty quickly directing planet-Earth into hell in a handbasket! I also write ... «CleanTechnica, Jul 15»
9
FOMC Minutes: Fed dot plots show at least one rate hike this year is …
If the world keeps going to hell in a handbasket, the bond market will respond predictably—yields will fall back to below 2%. The astute Market ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»
10
CME: Consumer Confidence High
Does that sound like things are going south in a handbasket? We suppose consumers could possibly just be being duped but it is difficult to ... «ThePigSite.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Handbasket [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/handbasket>. Apr 2024 ».
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