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  • present tense form of bin (3rd person singular).
  • plural of bin.

bins

British  
/ bɪnz /

plural noun

  1. dialect a pair of glasses

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They were formed with cones, shipping pallets, chairs, trash bins, or even neighbors inside a traffic circle.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

He compared trying to find a path between bins and cars as being "like a pinball machine".

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

She mops the comb plates of escalators, empties trash bins and sweeps the platform of the No. 7 line subway.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

In addition, composters are struggling with the amount of plastic and other debris that people and businesses put in the food waste bins.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Rows and rows of metal bins line the hold like a warehouse.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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