dustbin
noun
dust·bin ˈdəs(t)-ˌbin 
1
British : a can for trash or garbage
2
: dustheap sense 2
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web It's also outfitted with two side brushes that sweep dirt from the corners into the dustbin. 
Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2022 When its dustbin is full, a robot vac automatically returns to and connects to its charging base. Stewart Wolpin, Popular Mechanics, 12 Aug. 2022 The application now joins the dustbin of tech history. Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022 And those old shows might be taken off the dustbin and used to create a new FAST channel that will generate the streaming impressions Madison Avenue so desperately craves. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 May 2022 Racist ideas that seemed to be relegated to history's dustbin after watershed civil rights, legal and legislative victories have returned with a vengeance. Peniel E. Joseph, CNN, 16 May 2022 Look for a dustbuster with an easy-open dustbin or with a filter compartment that's easy to access, remove and subsequently clean. Amy Jamieson, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022 That said, users are clear-eyed about both the timing and the complexities of consigning on-premises systems to the dustbin of history. Adam Stern, Forbes, 5 July 2022 For the Night King and other characters, Gower’s team usually uses a dustbin of water to submerge the creation. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 31 May 2022 See More
Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2022 When its dustbin is full, a robot vac automatically returns to and connects to its charging base. Stewart Wolpin, Popular Mechanics, 12 Aug. 2022 The application now joins the dustbin of tech history. Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022 And those old shows might be taken off the dustbin and used to create a new FAST channel that will generate the streaming impressions Madison Avenue so desperately craves. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 May 2022 Racist ideas that seemed to be relegated to history's dustbin after watershed civil rights, legal and legislative victories have returned with a vengeance. Peniel E. Joseph, CNN, 16 May 2022 Look for a dustbuster with an easy-open dustbin or with a filter compartment that's easy to access, remove and subsequently clean. Amy Jamieson, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022 That said, users are clear-eyed about both the timing and the complexities of consigning on-premises systems to the dustbin of history. Adam Stern, Forbes, 5 July 2022 For the Night King and other characters, Gower’s team usually uses a dustbin of water to submerge the creation. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 31 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1
dustbins
noun
as in junkyards
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- junkyards
- landfills
- middens
- dumps
- dustheaps
- kitchen middens
- pigsties
- sanitary landfills
- pigpens
- sties
- tips
- transfer stations
- styes
- messes
