dustbin

Or dust bin

[duhst-bin]

noun

Chiefly British.

1. an ashcan; garbage can.

dustbin

/ ˈdʌstˌbɪn /

noun

1. US and Canadian names: garbage can.  trash can. a large, usually cylindrical container for rubbish, esp one used by a household

Word History and Origins

Origin of dustbin¹

First recorded in 1840–50; dust + bin

Example Sentences

“Ah! I understand. You are thanking me for throwing Planet Spud into the dustbin,” she said.

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Feitó-Cabrera made the comments earlier this week at a session of the National Assembly, in which she spoke about people begging and rummaging through dustbins in Cuba.

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Israel has rejected her report as "groundless", saying it would "join the dustbin of history".

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The question remains if this is a better strategy, if it will even work, than preventing species from being swept into the dustbin of extinction in the first place.

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But I can assure you, it has not been set aside into a dustbin.

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Related Words

• trash can