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Meaning of "wheelie bin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHEELIE BIN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHEELIE BIN

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Wheelie bin 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 WHEELIE BIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wheelie bin

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 wheelie bin in the English dictionary

The definition of wheelie bin in the dictionary is a large container for rubbish, esp one used by a household, mounted on wheels so that it can be moved more easily.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHEELIE BIN

wheelchair housing
wheelchair Olympics
wheelchair user
wheelchair-bound
wheeled
wheeler
wheeler-dealer
wheeler-dealing
wheelhouse
wheelie
wheelie-bin
wheeling
wheeling and dealing
wheels
wheels within wheels
wheelsman
wheelspin
wheelwork
wheelwright
wheely bin

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHEELIE BIN

ash bin
bargain bin
chilly bin
compost bin
dump bin
flour bin
litter bin
loony bin
pedal bin
refuse bin
rubbish bin
sin bin
wastepaper bin
wheely bin

Synonyms and antonyms of wheelie bin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wheelie bin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHEELIE BIN

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

Translator English - Chinese

垃圾箱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wheelie bin
570 millions of speakers

English

wheelie bin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राक्षस बिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حركة بهلوانية بالدراجة بن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мусорного бачка на колесах
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

latão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হুইলিন বিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

wheelie bin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wheelie bin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mülltonne
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウイリービン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바퀴 달린 빈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wheelie bin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh xe bin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சக்கர நாற்காலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हीलरी बिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büyük çöp tenekesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cassonetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wheelie bin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сміттєвого бачка на колесах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wheelie bin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

wheelie bin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rolvullishouer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

soptunna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

søppelkasse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wheelie bin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHEELIE BIN»

The term «wheelie bin» is normally little used and occupies the 110.926 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHEELIE BIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wheelie bin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wheelie bin» 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 wheelie bin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHEELIE BIN»

Discover the use of wheelie bin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wheelie bin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Operate a Database Application ICAITU131A - Access 2003
iBKBBSBIBBi MYARDLEY SSB6M3 Small Skip Bin 1 $92.00 24/02/2003 WTESTER BIN120L Small Wheelie Bin 2 128.00 25/02/2003 GJORDAN BIN240L Medium Wheelie Bin 2 $31.00 26/02/2003 PKINGSLEY BIN120L Small Wheelie Bin 2 ...
Cheryl Price, Julia Wix, 2005
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Cases and Materials on Criminal Law
Each of them threw some lit newspaper under a large plastic wheelie-bin, between which and the wall of the Co-op there was another similar wheelie-bin. The boys left the yard without putting out the burning papers. The newspapers set fire to ...
Janet Dine, James Gobert, William Wilson, 2010
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Secrets of Self Confidence
I often tell my clients that they have a wheelie bin behind them. They acquire these at a very young age and throughout their lives they use them. When they see a problem they 'don't deal with it' they just throw it in the wheelie bin and think  ...
Linda Ingleson, 2010
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Card, Cross, and Jones: Criminal Law
They set fire to some of them and threw them under a wheelie-bin. The newspapers set fire to the wheelie-bin and the fire spread to the shop and then to adjoining commercial buildings, causing about £1m worth of damage. It was accepted ...
Richard Card, 2014
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Card, Cross & Jones: Criminal Law
They set fire to some of them and threw them under a wheelie-bin. The newspapers set fire to the wheelie-bin and the fire spread to the shop and then to adjoining commercial buildings, causing about £1m worth of damage. It was accepted ...
Richard Card, 2012
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A Drop of Rain
Speeding. Wheelie-Bin. It was unbelievable to witness a wall of water, stretching some 30 metres wide, advancing at an incredible pace, down from the traffic lights at Cook Drive to our Mechanics workshop. Without warning the muddy water ...
Berni Homan, 2011
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Greatest Hits
Your average wheelie bin is a quiet, almost antisocial character who enjoys spending most of his time by himself and so he is well suited to the work he does. But it is exactly these qualities which can lead to the most severe illness problems ...
The Mardibra
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The Wish List
'This wheelie bin belongs to me.' 'Does it?Sorry–it must have been the—' 'Having tosearchfor itat this timeona Sunday morning isn't my idea of fun.' Even as I' msaying it,my reaction feels over thetop. Isound like a lunatic.But I don't care.
Jane Costello, 2013
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Man's Natural Predator
... reply was not uncommon as Pam often ignored Richard. “I'll take that as a yes then darling!” Richard sarcastically muttered. Careful not to tear the bin liner as he negotiated the kitchen door, Richard made his way outside to the wheelie bin.
Phil J. Briggs, 2009
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Sally Figment
There in the middle of the floor was a very large plastic wheelie bin which had a big note attached to it. 'It advertised, Place your losing beaten dockets with your name and address written on the back of it into the 'Lucky Dip Bin, the first losing  ...
John Hughes, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHEELIE BIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wheelie bin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trio jailed for Ballymena wheelie bin attack
Two men have been sentenced to three-and-a-half years for imprisoning a man who was found naked and battered in a taped-up wheelie bin in Ballymena. «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Richmond town centre fire prompts calls for CCTV cameras to be …
Begs the question ? just How long was the wheelie bin out full of rubbish ?. Unfortunately they are generally easy peasy targets for any Tom Dick or Mary that ... «The Northern Echo, Jun 15»
3
Bin lorry cameras to combat rough sleeper deaths
... waste companies is fitting cameras to its vehicles in a bid to reduce the number of homeless people killed after sleeping rough in industrial-sized wheelie bins. «BBC News, May 15»
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Wheelie bin given parking ticket in Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire council traffic and safety manager John McEvoy said: "There was no ticket issued, it is not possible to book a wheelie bin or anything that is not ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
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Man found dead in wheelie bin at Aldinga Beach identified; murder …
A suspected murder victim whose body was found in a wheelie bin south of Adelaide has been named as 32-year-old Allan Lee Ryan. A 47-year-old man ... «ABC Online, Jan 15»
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Police say they have identified mother of baby found dead in …
Police believe they have identified the mother of a new-born baby who was found dead in a wheelie bin on Monday. The infant was found by a member of the ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
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Newborn baby girl found dead in wheelie bin
The body of a newborn baby girl has been found in a wheelie bin in North Yorkshire. Police have issued an urgent appeal to trace the infant's mother, after the ... «Mirror.co.uk, Dec 14»
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Police release images of Woonona wheelie bin murder victim
The body of Valmai Jane Birch was found inside a wheelie bin in the bathroom after residents reported a foul smell coming from the Woods Avenue apartment. «ABC Local, Jul 14»
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Craigavon murder: Pair's detention extended over body in bin
Police investigating the murder of a man whose body was found in a wheelie bin in County Armagh have been granted additional time to question two people. «BBC News, Jul 14»
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Falkirk Council cuts wheelie bin collections
Falkirk Council is to cut the number of bin collections of general household waste to ... The local authority currently collects green bin waste once every fortnight. «BBC News, Dec 13»

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