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wastebin

noun

A bin used for household or office waste; especially, a wastebasket.

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circular file bin garbage can garbage pail trash bin trash can trashbin trashcan

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Meanings

nounwastebin (plural wastebins)

plural wastebins

A bin used for household or office waste; especially, a wastebasket.
Synonyms: circular file, bin, garbage can, garbage pail, trash bin, trash can, trashbin, trashcan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bin used for household or office waste; especially, a wastebasket.

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circular file bin garbage can garbage pail trash bin trash can trashbin trashcan waste bin

More synonyms by meaning

nouna bin that holds rubbish until it is collected

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ashcan trash can garbage canash binash-bin ashbin dustbintrash barreltrash bin

Broader

Also see

ashbin ashcan bin circular file dustbin file 13 garbage can shitcan trash bin trash can waste bin wastecan wastepaper basket

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From waste + bin.

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APA

wastebin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wastebin

MLA

“wastebin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wastebin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wastebin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wastebin.

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