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dustbin

dustbin

10 1.0
A container for household rubbish
  • noun
  • /ˈdʌstbɪn/
  • UK
translation icon : 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.

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Examples

  • I explained later that I had found it in a dustbin.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • - But it was found in your dustbin.

  • Load it into the dustbin.

  • This sensor will be positioned in the dustbin and will make a red light blink when the bin is full.

  • 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.

  • The children were taught to put their rubbish in the dustbin after lunch.

Synonyms

garbage
vsdustbin
  • US
214 1.0

A container where people put waste to be taken away

is the household holding unit for rubbish until it is collected
dumpster
vsdustbin
  • US
190 2.7

A large metal container for holding garbage outside buildings

is the usual household holding container collected at homes rather than industrial storage
bin
vsdustbin
119 1.0

A container with a lid for storing or throwing away things

is focused on household rubbish specifically rather than all stored items
trash can
vsdustbin
  • US
72 1.0

A container for holding rubbish until it is collected

is the household storage for rubbish described by the entry here
garbage can
vsdustbin
  • US
60 1.0

A bin with a lid that holds household waste until someone takes it away

is the same container purpose but the entry uses a different common word
trash bag
vsdustbin
  • US
20 1.0

A strong plastic bag used to hold and carry garbage

is the household fixed container used to hold refuse until collection not a sack
wastebasket
vsdustbin
  • US
15 1.0

A container with an open top for holding paper and small bits of rubbish

is meant for household rubbish kept until collection not only paper
trash bin
vsdustbin
  • US
4 1.0

A container for holding rubbish until it is taken away

is the same domestic holding container but presented with an alternate term here
wastepaper basket
vsdustbin
3 1.6

A bin with an open top for throwing away paper and small rubbish

is the household container for all rubbish kept until collection rather than only paper
trash barrel
vsdustbin
  • US
2 1.1

A large round bin for holding rubbish until someone collects it

is smaller and domestic focused meant for household rubbish and collection
waste basket
vsdustbin
  • US
2 1.3

A container with an open top for small trash like paper

is used for general household rubbish storage until collection rather than only paper
ashcan
vsdustbin
  • Archaic
1 5.5

A metal container for holding ashes and other rubbish until it is taken away

is the household container here focusing on general refuse rather than burned remains
ashbin
vsdustbin
  • UK
1 4.8

A container that holds rubbish until someone empties it

is the household holding unit concentrating on regular rubbish collection
wastebin
vsdustbin
  • UK
1.0

A bin for rubbish kept until it is collected

is the same household container but named differently in this entry
ash-bin
vsdustbin
1.6

A container for household rubbish that collectors empty

is the same household holding container but without that special emphasis
ash bin
vsdustbin
  • Archaic
2.3

A container for cold ashes and small pieces of household trash

is the general household container for rubbish rather than material specific
litter-basket
vsdustbin
  • UK
1.5

A bin in public places where people put trash

is used at home to hold household rubbish until it is collected
litterbin
vsdustbin
  • UK
1.6

A bin in public places where people put rubbish

is intended for household rubbish storage awaiting collection at homes
rubbish bag
vsdustbin
  • UK
1.0

A strong plastic bag used to hold household waste

is a rigid container kept for household refuse until collection rather than a flexible sack

Compounds

walking dustbin
  • Offensive
9.5

A person who eats a lot of junk food messily

How Big

dumpster
  • US
190 2.7
wheelie
  • UK
1 4.5
dustbin
  • UK
10 1.0
garbage can
  • US
60 1.0
wastebasket
  • US
15 1.0

Surface Forms

dustbin singular
dustbins plural
trash cans plural
trash can singular

Morphology

dustbin = dust + bin (transparent) = dust + bin

A direct compound of 'dust' + 'bin' where the meaning ('a bin for dust/rubbish') is readily inferred from its parts.

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.