dustbinnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdʌst.bɪn/us/ˈdʌst.bɪn/UK US garbage can, trash canB1 a large container for rubbish from a house or other building, usually made of strong plastic or metal and kept outside
a situation in which something is no longer considered fashionable or important and is therefore not used, talked about, etc.:
Full-blown socialism is now tossed in the dustbin of history.
The hippy era - after so long in the cultural dustbin - has become a subject of much fascination.
More examples
- A quarter of the contents of an average family's dustbin is organic matter.
- I was woken up by a couple of drunks larking around with a dustbin in the street.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Containers for waste
- ashcan
- bin
- bin bag
- bottle bank
- Dumpster
- dustbin bag
- garbage bag
- garbage can
- skip
- trash bag
- trash can
- trash can liner
- wastebasket
- wastepaper basket
- wheelie bin
Examples from literature
- 'Finally,' he says, and throws the bare stalk into the dustbin.
- Because some one locked the gate on me, sir, while I was hiding under the shed where the dustbins are.
- In our closet the school servant found some beads on the floor but since she did not know anything she threw them into the dustbin.
- The broom and dustpan sweep up the pieces, and consign them to the dustbin.