basketnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɑː.skɪt/us/ˈbæs.kət/basket noun [ C ] (CONTAINER)
B1 a light container, often with a handle, that is made of thin strips of wood, metal, or plastic twisted together, used for carrying or storing things:
the contents of a basket:
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- The little kittens and their mother were all curled up asleep in the same basket.
- It takes great skill to weave a basket from/out of rushes.
- A flower arrangement in a large basket stood on a (flower) pedestal in the corner of the room.
- They sell dried flowers and baskets and that type of thing.
- Most of the letters they receive end up in the wastepaper basket.
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General and miscellaneous containers
- bin
- carton
- casing
- clothes basket
- coal bunker
- coffer
- gunnysack
- hamper
- hanging basket
- hod
- holder
- punnet
- receptacle
- resealable
- safe
- safe deposit box
- safety deposit box
- sandpail
- workbox
- wormery
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basket noun [ C ] (INTERNET)
a place on a website where you collect things you plan to buy from the website:
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Internet terminology
- .co.uk
- all-you-can-eat
- API
- app
- banner
- BBS
- bitcoin
- bounce
- e-commerce
- firewall
- instant messaging
- ISP
- JPEG
- posting
- troll
- unlike
- vlog
- VOD
- Web 2.0
- web-enabled
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basket noun [ C ] (BASKETBALL)
In the game of basketball, a basket is an open net hanging from a metal ring through which the players try to throw the ball to score points for their team, or the successful throwing of the ball through the ring.
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Basketball, netball & volleyball
- airball
- backboard
- basketball
- beach volleyball
- center circle
- double-team
- dunk
- free throw
- game ball
- inbounds pass
- netball
- shoot
- slam dunk
- spike
- volleyball
basket noun [ C ] (GROUP)
a group of related things:
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Groups and collections of things
- agglomeration
- Aladdin's cave
- anthology
- assemblage
- bank
- cache
- empty set
- ensemble
- feast
- generation
- glory box
- grab bag
- package
- pool
- portfolio
- selection
- sheaf
- sheaves
- subgroup
- vintage
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