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

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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The other larger room contained building supplies including lumber, and large bins filled with commonly used nails, etc., as well as bins containing various types of seeds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The Los Angeles Sanitation Bureau operates 2,472 public trash bins citywide, according to spokesperson Heather Johnson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

At the University of Lille in the north, around 40 students used bicycles and trash bins to block the campus, leading to the cancellation of classes.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

In Koreatown, the department has 17 automated litter bins and 19 metal slatted bins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

He knew his father came up to the third floor a few times a week to collect the Beiderman’s garbage and bring it down to the building trash bins.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

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