How many syllables in wastebasket?

There are 4 syllables in the word wastebasket.

How to pronounce 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).

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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