wastebasket

Meaning

Noun

1. A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin.
2. (broadly, figuratively) Any region or grouping that is worthless or meaningless.

Verb

To discard in a wastebasket.

Synonyms

wastepaper basket

trash can

waste-paper basket

circular file

waste basket

garbage can

basket

🧺

dustbin

dump

bin

Translations

Papierkorb

corbeille

prullenmand

🗑️

Abfalleimer

corbeille à papiers

cestino

🧺

καλάθι αχρήστων

corbeille à papier

cestino della spazzatura

cestino per la cartaccia

lata de lixo

lixeira

cesto de papéis

cesto do lixo

Etymology

From waste + basket.