bin
a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like.
to store in a bin.
Origin of bin
1Other words from bin
- un·binned, adjective
Words that may be confused with bin
Other definitions for bin- (2 of 2)
a combining form meaning “two,” “two at a time,” used in the formation of compound words: binary; binocular.
Origin of bin-
2- Compare bi-1.
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How to use bin in a sentence
George, hearing of this through a common friend, cordially responds, and Richard is invited to spend a few weeks at Binning Hall.
Crabbe, (George) | Alfred AingerThese marked the first recognition of binning as a way of storing wines in bottles laid on their sides.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm WatkinsTrout binning is a name given to a peculiar method of taking trout.
This fundamental doctrine of the Scotch divines is tersely summed up in Binning's Sermons, vol.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3 | Henry Thomas Buckle"If it knocks pantomimes, we are done," Grace Binning summed up the situation.
To Love | Margaret Peterson
British Dictionary definitions for bin (1 of 2)
/ (bɪn) /
a large container or enclosed space for storing something in bulk, such as coal, grain, or wool
Also called: bread bin a small container for bread
Also called: dustbin, rubbish bin a container for litter, rubbish, etc
British
a storage place for bottled wine
one particular bottling of wine
(tr) to store in a bin
(tr) to put in a wastepaper bin
Origin of bin
1British Dictionary definitions for bin- (2 of 2)
a variant, esp before a vowel, of bi- 1 binocular
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