wastebasket

== English == === Etymology === From waste +‎ basket. === Noun === wastebasket (plural wastebaskets) A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin. (figurative, by extension) Any region or grouping that is worthless or meaningless. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:waste bin ==== Derived terms ==== wastebasket taxon ==== Translations ==== === Verb === wastebasket (third-person singular simple present wastebaskets, present participle wastebasketing, simple past and past participle wastebasketed) (transitive) To discard in a wastebasket. === See also === wastepaper basket