basket
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- noun
- /ˈbæskɪt/
- Results: the cost of providing a basket of essential medicines to LMIC populations.
- a basket of fruit
- a basket of food
- a basket of medicines
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Watch on YouTubeLike he tried to get a whole basket full of shit to give to the feds.
- Like he tried to get a whole basket full of shit to give to the feds.
Examples
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Believe it or not, I've picked up as much as a bushel basket full.
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Name all of the special guests from this live stream to win this segments basket of goodness.
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My mom actually got you a gift basket, but we forgot to give it to you.
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Did you get that fruit basket I sent you?
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Well, inflation is calculated from the change in prices of a basket of goods.
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A model to estimate the cost of paying for a basket of essential medicines.
Academic text (2016) -
And our breakfast just arrived in these little picnic baskets, and the kids are just in there getting ready.
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Remember that your lunch is in the basket: two piirakkas and some pulla for each of you.
Fiction book (1992) -
Here we come with our living fruit baskets and soon to wilt white flowers.
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We bought a basket of strawberries from the local farm market.
Synonyms
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As many things as fit in a basket
Idioms
Compounds
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A basket for carrying and measuring fruit or vegetables that holds about 35 litres
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A space on a website or app where you keep items you plan to buy before you pay
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A deep-water sponge with a delicate, glassy, net-like structure from East Asian waters
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A large tropical fern with long feathery leaves often grown in pots for decoration
- 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
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Etymology
Basket can also mean the amount that fills one real basket; a helpful way to remember this is to picture a farmer filling a single basket with eggs or peaches. So a 'basket' of fruit is simply the quantity that fits in that container.