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Wastebasket   /wˈeɪstbˌæskət/   Listen
Wastebasket

noun
1.
A container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish.  Synonyms: circular file, waste-paper basket, waste basket, wastepaper basket.





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"Wastebasket" Quotes from Famous Books



... must be richer'n you look, that's all I've got to say," he snarled. He kicked the wastebasket across the room and growled: "I'll get the stuff away from 'em yet, just the same. What the fools are hangin' on for is more'n I can see. Martha Phipps was down on her knees beggin' me to buy only a little spell ago. Old Jeth, of course, thinks his 'spirits' are backin' HIM up. Crazy ...
— Galusha the Magnificent • Joseph C. Lincoln


Words linked to "Wastebasket" :   circular file, waste basket, wastepaper basket, waste-paper basket, container


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