dustbin

dustbin
dustbin
is the normal word in BrE for a rubbish bin, although the shorter form bin is widely used informally (and wheelie bins, tall bins on wheels, have been in use since the 1980s: the term is Australian in origin). Dustman has largely been replaced by refuse collector. In AmE dustbin is largely restricted to figurative use (e.g. consigned to the dustbin of history), and the normal term is garbage can or trash can.

Modern English usage. 2014.

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  • dustbin — (d[u^]st b[i^]n), n. a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected. Syn: ashcan, trash can, garbage can, wastebin, ashbin, trash barrel, trash bin. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dustbin — 1848, from DUST (Cf. dust) + BIN (Cf. bin) …   Etymology dictionary

  • dustbin — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a large container for household refuse …   English terms dictionary

  • dustbin — [dust′bin΄] n. Brit. a container for dust, rubbish, etc …   English World dictionary

  • dustbin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) noun VERB + DUSTBIN ▪ chuck sth in, dump sth in, throw sth in ▪ She chucked the potatoes in the dustbin. ▪ go in ▪ These old shoes can go in the dustbin now …   Collocations dictionary

  • dustbin */ — UK [ˈdʌs(t)bɪn] / US [ˈdʌstˌbɪn] noun [countable] Word forms dustbin : singular dustbin plural dustbins British a container that you keep outside and use for putting rubbish in. The American word is garbage can …   English dictionary

  • dustbin — /ˈdʌstbɪn/ (say dustbin) noun 1. Chiefly British a rubbish bin (def. 1). –phrase 2. the dustbin of history, those aspects of history deemed not worth remembering …  

  • dustbin — [[t]dʌ̱stbɪn[/t]] dustbins N COUNT A dustbin is a large container with a lid which people put their rubbish in and which is usually kept outside their house. [BRIT] (in AM, usually use garbage can) …   English dictionary

  • dustbin man — dustbin .man n a ↑dustman …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Dustbin Baby (film) — Dustbin Baby …   Wikipedia

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