bin

[ bin ]

/ bɪn /

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noun

a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like.

verb (used with object), binned, bin·ning.

to store in a bin.

Words nearby bin

bimonthly, bimorph, bimorphemic, bimotor, bimotored, bin, bin laden, bin laden, osama, bin liner, bin-, binal

Origin of bin

before 950; Middle English binne, Old English binn(e) crib, perhaps < Celtic; compare Welsh benn cart

OTHER WORDS FROM bin

un·binned, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bin

bean been Ben bin

Definition for bin (2 of 2)

bin-

a combining form meaning “two,” “two at a time,” used in the formation of compound words: binary; binocular.

Compare bi-¹.

Origin of bin-

combining form of Latin bīnī two each, by twos

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Examples from the Web for bin

You were basically the guy to do every dictator or crazy character, from Gaddafi and Ahmadinejad to Bin Laden.
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Yet I had serious trouble understanding how to cheer on the news of Bin Laden or anyone else dying.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Picking up cans and bags out of the bin and throwing them back, over and over.
The Stacks: A Chicken Dinner That Mends Your Heart|Pete Dexter|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He held the garbage close to his face, then put it back in the bin.
The Stacks: A Chicken Dinner That Mends Your Heart|Pete Dexter|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Bin Zayed said the suspect was identified within 24 hours and arrested within 48 hours of the attacks.
Abu Dhabi Treats U.S. Teacher’s Murder as Terrorist Attack|Chris Allbritton|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He looked at horse 'n' man 'n' says: 'Where the hell you bin?'
Laramie Holds the Range|Frank H. Spearman
I wus a bit rattled at th' time, but I shouldn't 'a bin 'ere if I 'ad broke me leaf.
Pincher Martin, O.D.|H. Taprell Dorling
Dis de fus' time w'at he reckermember anybody name, an de fus' time he do like he useter, sence he bin sick wid de polzy.
Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches|Joel Chandler Harris
If the specific gravity of hard coal is 1.75 how would you determine how many tons of coal a bin would hold?
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
A little light came from the top of the bin which did not close tightly, but it was only a little light.
The Story of a Stuffed Elephant|Laura Lee Hope

British Dictionary definitions for bin (1 of 2)

bin

/ (bɪn) /

noun

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

verb bins, binning or binned

(tr) to store in a bin

(tr) to put in a wastepaper bin

Word Origin for bin

Old English binne basket, probably of Celtic origin; related to bindan to bind

British Dictionary definitions for bin (2 of 2)

bin-

prefix

a variant, esp before a vowel, of bi- 1 binocular

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Medical definitions for bin

bin-

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Variant ofbi-1

bin

noun

verb (used with object), binned, bin·ning.

Words related to bin

Words nearby bin

Origin of bin

OTHER WORDS FROM bin

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bin

Definition for bin (2 of 2)

Origin of bin-

Examples from the Web for bin

British Dictionary definitions for bin (1 of 2)

noun

verb bins, binning or binned

Word Origin for bin

British Dictionary definitions for bin (2 of 2)

prefix

Medical definitions for bin

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