wastepaper basket

waste·bas·ket

[weyst-bas-kit, -bah-skit]
noun
a standing basket for wastepaper, small items of trash, etc.
Also called wastepaper basket.


Origin:
1855–60; waste + basket

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wastebasket (ˈweɪstˌbɑːskɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Also called (esp in Britain): wastepaper basket an open receptacle for paper and other dry litter

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Wastepaper basket is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
wastepaper basket or wastepaper bin
 
n
chiefly (Brit) another word for wastebasket
 
wastepaper bin or wastepaper bin
 
n

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