basket
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈbæskɪt/
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- She carried the picnic supplies in a basket made of woven reeds.
- a woven basket
- wastepaper basket
- a fruit basket
And then in her little basket, she got me some thin Oreos.
- And then in her little basket, she got me some thin Oreos.
- And so they keep changing what's in the basket over time.
- I threw our names in in the in the basket, in the ring.
- So now we're taking these baskets, setting the basket on the scale.
- And then currently all our eggs are in one basket, but we can spread them.
Examples
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Got a little plant stand there and a basket for my blankets.
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We've got a little pamper basket full of essentials.
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And then this is just a basket full of tools.
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After that, I have this gold basket here, which is quite heavy.
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Think you can hold a basket of flowers in your mouth?
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I have this small basket, but it will do the trick.
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What you got in the basket?
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Why did they send an actual Easter basket that was so cute?
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We were handing out food as quickly as we could make up the baskets.
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I left the grains in my good cooking basket near the hot coals in the fireplace.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
A flexible container for carrying personal things like books or clothes
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1.3
A thing that holds or stores items, for example a box
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4.1
A large strong bag for carrying things like books or groceries
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1.9
A large basket with a lid used to carry or store clothes
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2.8
A small woven container with handles that you carry by hand
7
1.0
A basket for holding clothes that need washing or have just been washed
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2.0
A basket woven from thin bendable twigs or reeds
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8.4
A large bag on the side of a bicycle or animal to carry things
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1.3
A container with an open top for small trash like paper
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4.4
A large bag for carrying many things like towels and snacks
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1.4
A basket that holds dirty clothes before washing
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3.2
A basket for carrying and measuring fruit or vegetables that holds about 35 litres
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2.1
A small basket for keeping needles, thread and other things used to fix clothes
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3.0
A basket for holding bread on a table during a meal
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1.3
A large container with handles for holding dirty clothes before washing
1
1.0
A small container with a handle used to carry items while you shop in a store
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1.7
A bag shops give you to carry things you buy home
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3.2
A tray on a desk for holding incoming papers or mail
A basket for holding sewing tools like needles and thread
A small open container for throwing away paper and other small rubbish
A bin in public places where people put trash
A small basket in a sink that catches food scraps while water flows through
A large basket that holds food for a picnic or to give as a gift
Idioms
Compounds
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3.2
A basket for carrying and measuring fruit or vegetables that holds about 35 litres
- Specialized
An arch with a wide, flat curve made from parts of three circles, often used in bridges and large buildings
- US
A North American tree with strong flexible wood used to make baskets and leaves that turn gold in autumn
- Specialized
A sea animal like a starfish with many thin, branched arms around a round middle body
A plant that lives for one year with purple, basket-like flower heads used to decorate gardens
- US
A card game using two decks and four jokers where jokers and twos are wild and players form sets
A space on a website or app where you keep items you plan to buy before you pay
A deep-water sponge with a delicate, glassy, net-like structure from East Asian waters
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Basket comes from old French and originally meant a small woven container used to 'carry' or 'hold' things like bread or fruit, so imagine a hand-made willow basket full of apples. That's why a basket today is a container made by weaving thin strips with or without handles.