WASTEPAPER BASKET
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Wastepaper Basket.
Wastepaper Basket - as a noun
A container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
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"She threw the crumpled paper into the wastepaper basket."
"The office supplies were neatly stacked on the desk beside the wastepaper basket."
"I found a small insect hiding in the bottom of the wastepaper basket."
"The janitor emptied the contents of the wastepaper basket into a garbage bag."
"She rummaged through the wastepaper basket, searching for her lost earring."
