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I told the students that whatever they did in class was for the wastebasket.
Imogen Cunningham

Meaning of "wastebasket" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WASTEBASKET

wastebasket  [ˈweɪstˌbɑːskɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WASTEBASKET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wastebasket 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 WASTEBASKET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wastebasket

Waste container

A waste container is a container for temporarily storing waste, and is usually made out of metal or plastic. Common terms are dustbin, rubbish bin, litter bin, garbage can, trash can, trash bin, dumpster, waste basket, waste paper basket, waste receptacle, container bin, bin and kitchen bin. The words "rubbish", "basket" and "bin" are more common in British English usage; "trash" and "can" are more common in American English usage.

Definition of wastebasket in the English dictionary

The definition of wastebasket in the dictionary is an open receptacle for paper and other dry litter Also called : wastepaper basket.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WASTEBASKET


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WASTEBASKET

waste disposal unit
waste ground
waste heat recovery
Waste Land
waste management
waste material
waste minimization
waste pipe
waste products
waste water
wastebin
wasted
wasteful
wastefully
wastefulness
wastel
wasteland
wastelot
wasteness
wastepaper

WORDS THAT END LIKE WASTEBASKET

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 wastebasket in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wastebasket» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WASTEBASKET

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

Translator English - Chinese

废纸篓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

papelera
570 millions of speakers

English

wastebasket
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wastebasket
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلة المهملات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

корзина для бумаг
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lixeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাজে কাগজ ফেলায় ঝুঁড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

corbeille à papier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wastebasket
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Papierkorb
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウエイストバスケット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

휴지통
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wastebasket
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sọt rác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குப்பைத்தொட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कचरापेटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çöp sepeti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cestino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kosz na śmieci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

корзина для паперів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coșul de gunoi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αχρήστων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prullen mand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

papperskorg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

søppelkassen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wastebasket

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WASTEBASKET»

The term «wastebasket» is regularly used and occupies the 97.593 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WASTEBASKET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wastebasket» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wastebasket» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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4 QUOTES WITH «WASTEBASKET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wastebasket.
1
Imogen Cunningham
I told the students that whatever they did in class was for the wastebasket.
2
David M. Kelley
When I was in high school, I lettered in math. The only thing that was important was football. There were two other letters that were awarded each year. One was in math and one was in science. I got the math one. But you didn't put it on a letter sweater and wear it around because they'd be throwing you in a wastebasket upside down on your head.
3
Robert Orben
Happiness is a very small desk and a very big wastebasket.
4
John Pople
I found a discarded textbook on calculus in a wastebasket and read it from cover to cover.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WASTEBASKET»

Discover the use of wastebasket in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wastebasket and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Laws of Innkeepers: For Hotels, Motels, Restaurants, and ...
The Edge- water maid who regularly cleaned the room in which Gatzke was staying testified that she had seen cigarette butts in the wastebasket in Gatzke's room. She also stated that, in her experience, she had observed that many other  ...
John E. H. Sherry, 1993
2
United States Congressional serial set
Q. If it did not impress you that it was important why didn't you throw it in the wastebasket as you did so much of your correspondence? — A. I do not know that I have stated. Q. You have testified to throwing a good deal in the waste- basket?
‎1908
3
Annual Report of the Secretary of the Senate Showing the ...
__ 14. 25 11 l wastebasket. __ 1. 2 wastebaskets, at 95 cents ______ - _ l. l wastebasket. _. l. 1 wastebasket . ... .1 wastebasket .............. _. 1 wastebasket ______ __ 1 wastebasket--. 1 wastebasket. - . _1 wastebasket ............................ __ 2 ~ 1 ...
‎1892
4
Congressional edition
Q. If it did not impress you that it was important why didn't you throw it in the wastebasket as you did so much of your correspondence? — A. I do not know that I have stated. Q. You have testified to throwing a good deal in the waste- basket?
United States. Congress, 1908
5
SPSS for Macintosh Made Simple
Ejecting a floppy disk To eject a floppy disk, click-and-drag its icon over to the Wastebasket and release the mouse button. The floppy disk will now be expelled from the computer's floppy disk drive and the disk icon will disappear from the ...
Colin D. Gray, Paul R. Kinnear, 1998
6
Deaf Like Me
"Now, you take this wooden spoon and hit the wastebasket," she said to Lynn, reaching over the pile of blocks to grip Lynn's hand in her own and hit the wastebasket with a resounding bang. Lynn looked up at me as if she had heard the sound ...
Thomas S. Spradley, James P. Spradley, 1985
7
Administration of immigration laws: hearings before the ...
Did you tell her that you were going to throw this notebook into the wastebasket? Mr. Kawakami. No. Mr. Raker. Did you throw it into the wastebasket or did your stenographer? Mr. Kawakami. I ordered her to throw it Mr. Raker (interrupting).
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, 1920
8
Japanese Immigration: Hearings
Did you tell her that you were going to throw this notebook into the wastebasket? Mr. Kawakami. No. Mr. Raker. Did you throw it into the wastebasket or did your stenographer ? Mr. Kawakami. I ordered her to throw it Mr. Raker (interrupting).
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, 1921
9
Performance Concept in Buildings: Proceedings of a Symposium
Temperatures of the plume gas along the flame centerline above the wastebasket or chair and the hot gases at various locations within the compartment were measured by bare— beadmj chrmmflrahmml thermocouples made from 0.5mm ...
Bruce E. Foster, 1972
10
Extraordinary Human-Computer Interaction: Interfaces for ...
As mentioned, files are deleted from the Macintosh Desktop by dragging their icon on top of a Wastebasket icon (Figure 4.6). Once a file has been put in the wastebasket in this way, the icon changes to a bulging one, as shown in Figure 4.7.
Alistair Edwards, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WASTEBASKET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wastebasket is used in the context of the following news items.
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For want of a wastebasket (or two) ...
It is the wastebasket. In our younger years, there was a wastebasket in every room. Now, we are cozy in five rooms. But we have only one wastebasket. «Quad City Times, Jul 15»
2
Thayer Evacuated After Wastebasket Fire
Students were evacuated from Thayer Hall on Friday morning after a small fire broke out in a fifth floor bathroom, according to Harvard University Police ... «Harvard Crimson, May 15»
3
Thoughts on “Antipsychiatry”
There is a phrase I find myself repeating over and over again; Psychiatry is the wastebasket of Alopathic Medicine. In the course of researching the "Medical ... «Mad In America, May 15»
4
The Deep Philosophical Meaning of the Wastebasket
Try this the next time someone asks if you want that wastebasket emptied. I don't know. It's under the desk and I can't see it. I don't know if it's empty or full. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 15»
5
Oprah Winfrey Fans Pay $313 for Wastebasket
The Chicagoist writer was left wondering what someone would do with a $313 wastebasket, but joked that Oprah fans could probably throw diamonds in it. «Guardian Liberty Voice, Apr 15»
6
Back to Brontosaurus? The Dinosaur Might Deserve Its Own Genus …
The name for the long-necked, heavy-bodied herbivore Brontosaurus excelsus—the great “thunder lizard”—was tossed into the scientific wastebasket when it ... «Smithsonian, Apr 15»
7
Raleigh officials: Your toilet is not a wastebasket
As towns across the Triangle struggle with sewage overflows, Raleigh officials want to make one thing clear: your toilet is not a wastebasket. In Durham this ... «WTVD-TV, Mar 15»
8
Fatal fire in Better Way mobile home appears to be accidental …
SPRINGFIELD -- Investigators have determined that the fire that took a man's life early Thursday in a mobile home on Better Way started in a wastebasket in the ... «MassLive.com, Feb 15»
9
Douglas Durst, in Rare Move, Speaks About Robert Durst Ahead of …
The swap was made, Douglas Durst said, after Robert urinated in an uncle's wastebasket. By the day of the wedding in Houston, Sept. 22, 2001, Robert had ... «New York Times, Jan 15»
10
Designing for Disposal, Part 1: Open Wastebaskets
Professional organizers are fans of wastebaskets—they help ensure trash actually leaves the space—so I'm always interested in new design twists on this basic ... «Core77.com, Jul 14»

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