dustbin

[US]/'dʌs(t)bɪn/
[UK]/'dʌstbɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. household container for rubbish or waste
Word Forms
Pluraldustbins

Example Sentences

These old shoes can go in the dustbin now.

The pollution in this country makes it the dustbin of Europe.

The dustbins clashed as people emptied rubbish.

The politicians who lost the elections will be consigned to the dustbin of history.

The tendency of many economists to sweep noneconomic factors into the dustbin of ceteris paribus is indeed regrettable.

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