dustbin
noun
an ashcan; garbage can.
dust bin
-
a variation of
dustbin.
Example Sentences
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The dust bin from a vacuum cleaner, a computer tower and a “Fire TV” stick were collected as well.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
Whatever Butz, now in his mid-80s, achieved in his academic career may as well be in the dust bin.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2022
“Some of them I find on the street, collecting food from the dust bin, and I feel for them.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
The unnamed robovac comes in the same striking nickel blue color as its predecessor, and has tank treads and a detachable dust bin, just like Dyson’s previous forays into this product category.
From The Verge ● Oct. 4, 2021
Why should potato parings, leaves and stalks of cabbage not be put in the dust bin or garbage pail?
From Public School Domestic Science by Adelaide Hoodless
