wastepaper basket
(weɪstpeɪpəʳ bɑːskɪt , bæsk- )
Word forms: wastepaper baskets
countable noun
A wastepaper basket is a container for rubbish, especially paper, which is usually placed on the floor in the corner of a room or next to a desk.
He grew so discouraged that he threw the manuscript into the wastepaper basket.
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Translations:
Chinese: 废纸篓
Japanese: くずかご
- granddad
- granddaddy
- granddaddy
- grand dame
- granddaughter
- grand design
- grandee
- grand entrance
- grandeur
- grand experiment
- grandfather
- grandfather clock
- grand gesture
- grand hotel
- grand illusion
- grandiloquent
- grandiose
- grandiose ambition
- grandiose claim
- grandiose dream
- grandiose plan
- grandiose scheme
- grandiose sense of
- grandiose statement
- grandiose vision