ashcan
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈæʃˌkæn/
- Archaic
:
cubo de cenizas
- Please empty the ashcan so we can make room for the new trash.
Examples
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He threw the old newspapers into the ashcan before the weekly trash pickup.
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I dropped my key in the ashcan.
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After the barbecue, they disposed of the charcoal remains in the ashcan.
Synonyms
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1.0
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 container for household rubbish
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A container for holding rubbish until it is taken away
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1.1
A large round bin for holding rubbish until someone collects it
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4.8
A container that holds rubbish until someone empties it
A container for cold ashes and small pieces of household trash
A container for household rubbish that collectors empty
A bin for rubbish kept until it is collected
A bin in public places where people put rubbish
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of American artists from the early 1900s who paint real, often rough city scenes
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ashcan is made of ash 'the grey powder from a fire' and can 'a metal container', so it literally means a 'can for ashes' and later came to mean a bin for ordinary rubbish.