wastepaper basket
noun/ˌweɪstˈpeɪpə bɑːskɪt/
/ˈweɪstpeɪpər bæskɪt/
(British English) (North American English wastebasket)
- a basket or other container for waste paper, etc.
- I decided to empty the wastepaper basket.
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