wastebasket
noun
waste·bas·ket
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Definition of wastebasket
: a receptacle for refuse and especially for wastepaper
— called also wastepaper basket
Examples of wastebasket in a Sentence
She tossed the wrapper into the wastebasket.
Recent Examples on the Web
Advertising The late general-assignment reporter Bob Barr was lighting his pipe in the newsroom, throwing his kitchen match into his nearby wastebasket. — Greg Gilbert, The Seattle Times, "In 52 years at The Seattle Times, photographer Greg Gilbert has seen it all. But he wants to see more.," 31 July 2019 Instead, Kranz had to remove water bottles and empty wastebaskets from the consoles after the tours. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "'We did the impossible': What it was like inside Apollo 11's Mission Control," 19 July 2019 Or a wastebasket emoji plus a pickup truck to symbolize a garbage truck. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Ford designs a pickup truck emoji, petitions Unicode Consortium," 17 July 2019 Ailes' hemophilia is revealed A cut on his foot that won’t stop bleeding and a wastebasket full of tissues from a bloody nose reveal Ailes’ hemophilia, a condition in which a person’s blood doesn’t clot. — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, "Showtime's Fox News series launches with 10 major Roger Ailes talking points," 1 July 2019 Hadley famously oversaw a renovation of the Neighborhood House's lobby in the 1970s and led a group in painting wastebaskets to sell at the House's annual Christmas bazaar. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "See How 32 Designers Transform a Dining Room in Just a Few Hours," 3 May 2019 Disrespect and exploitation are worthy targets of our disapproval, but the idea of cultural appropriation is ripe for the wastebasket. — Kwame Anthony Appiah, WSJ, "Cultural Borrowing Is Great; The Problem Is Disrespect," 30 Aug. 2018 There were wastebaskets catching rainwater seeping through the ceiling, cardboard and wood chips and carpets meant to soak up days worth of dampness at Pimlico Race Course. — Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, "Justify Wins the Preakness, Keeping Alive Hopes for a Triple Crown," 19 May 2018 According to plumbing company Boulden Brothers, these are frequently the cause of clogs and should always be thrown out in a wastebasket instead. — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, "16 Things You Should Never Flush Down The Toilet," 29 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wastebasket.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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wastebasket
noun
English Language Learners Definition of wastebasket
US
: a small container for trash
See the full definition for wastebasket in the English Language Learners Dictionary
wastebasket
noun
waste·bas·ket
| \ ˈwāst-ˌba-skət
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Kids Definition of wastebasket
: an open container for odds and ends to be thrown away