waste-paper basket

Domain: Universal Words

(BrE) (AmE wastebasket) noun a basket or other container for waste paper, etc.

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waste-paper basketEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus waste-paper basketEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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