Noun: wastebasket 'weyst,bãs-kit
- A container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish
"He tossed the crumpled paper into the wastebasket";
- wastepaper basket, waste-paper basket, waste basket, circular file [informal]
Derived forms: wastebaskets, waste baskets
Type of: container
Encyclopedia: Wastebasket