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waste basket

noun as in garbage can

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But Hester during the first day or two spoiled so many sheets that she viewed her rapidly filling waste-basket with dismay.

He read it over, then suddenly crumpled the sheet into a ball and dropped it into the waste basket.

He threw the letter in the waste basket and did not even answer it.

He put the book in its place, and his glance, travelling downward met the waste basket.

If you can use it all right; if not, consign it to the waste basket, and no complaint will be coming.

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to waste basket, such as: dustbin, trash can, ashcan, circular file, dumpster, and garbage pail.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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