Wastebasket

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wastebasket \Waste"bas`ket\, n.
     A basket used in offices, libraries, etc., as a receptacle
     for waste paper.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  wastebasket
       n : a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other
           rubbish [syn: {wastepaper basket}, {waste-paper basket},
           {waste basket}, {circular file}]