wastepaper

[ weyst-pey-per ]

noun

1. paper thrown away as useless.

wastepaper

/ ˈweɪstˌpeɪpə /

noun

1. paper discarded after use

Word History and Origins

Origin of wastepaper¹

First recorded in 1575–85; waste + paper

Example Sentences

Maybe you turn in the tissue you found in the wastepaper basket and some water out of the toilet.

From The Daily Beast

Putting his hand up, he pulled out his wife's letter, and read it again cursorily before casting it into the wastepaper basket.

From Project Gutenberg

Peggy, armed with the wastepaper basket and the skin, followed open-mouthed.

From Project Gutenberg

The flush remained on his face, his cigarette had gone out, and he threw the stump savagely into the wastepaper basket.

From Project Gutenberg

Standing tore the message into small fragments and dropped them into the wastepaper basket beside him.

From Project Gutenberg

Where is that copy that you retrieved from the wastepaper basket?

From Project Gutenberg