dustbin
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- noun
- /ˈdʌstbɪn/
- UK
:
cubo de basura
- Please throw the empty bottles in the dustbin outside.
- the dustin of history
They can get as close to you as like a fucking, you know, the dustbin outside your fucking ass.
- They can get as close to you as like a fucking, you know, the dustbin outside your fucking ass.
- So when the Dustbins went out, he got tucked in a refuse place, which I would have got, would have got eight years for that maybe.
Examples
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I explained later that I had found it in a dustbin.
Fiction book (2002) -
- But it was found in your dustbin.
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Load it into the dustbin.
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This sensor will be positioned in the dustbin and will make a red light blink when the bin is full.
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In England, the dustman empties your dustbin and hauls away your trash.
Fiction book (1991) -
He walked to the dustbin to dispose of the old food.
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The children were taught to put their rubbish in the dustbin after lunch.
Synonyms
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A container where people put waste to be taken away
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A large metal container for holding garbage outside buildings
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A container with a lid for storing or throwing away things
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A container for holding rubbish until it is collected
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A bin with a lid that holds household waste until someone takes it away
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A strong plastic bag used to hold and carry garbage
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A container with an open top for holding paper and small bits of rubbish
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A container for holding rubbish until it is taken away
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1.6
A bin with an open top for throwing away paper and small rubbish
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A large round bin for holding rubbish until someone collects it
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A container with an open top for small trash like paper
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A metal container for holding ashes and other rubbish until it is taken away
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A container that holds rubbish until someone empties it
A bin for rubbish kept until it is collected
A container for household rubbish that collectors empty
A container for cold ashes and small pieces of household trash
A bin in public places where people put trash
A bin in public places where people put rubbish
A strong plastic bag used to hold household waste
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Etymology
The word dustbin joins dust ('small bits of dirt') and bin ('container'). So a dustbin is a container for dust and other rubbish, which is why we put our household waste in it.