wastebasket
nounHow many syllables in wastebasket?
There are 4 syllables in the word wastebasket.How to pronounce wastebasket:
Definition of wastebasket:
- wastebasket (noun):
- a receptacle for refuse and especially for wastepaper
- any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another).
Synonyms for wastebasket:
bag
bank
basket
bin
bowl
box
bread-bin
breadbox
bunker
can
canister
cannister
capsule
cargo container
case
cassette
cast
circular file
coal scuttle
coin bank
cup
cylinder
dice box
dice cup
dish
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