dustbin

/'dʌstbin/

Thân thiện

A child throws a crumpled paper ball into the dustbin.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A container for household waste: A "dustbin" is a receptacle, typically kept outdoors, for temporarily storing domestic rubbish or garbage until it is collected for disposal.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Please take the full bag out to the dustbin.
  • The dustbin at the back of the house needs to be emptied.

Advanced Usage

• "the dustbin of history": A metaphorical phrase describing something (e.g., an idea, policy, or regime) that is considered obsolete and has been completely rejected or forgotten.
  • That political ideology has been consigned to the dustbin of history.

Variants and Related Words

• Dustcart (n, chiefly British): A truck used for collecting rubbish from dustbins.
• Dustman (n, chiefly British, dated): A person employed to collect household rubbish.
• Waste bin (n): A more general term for a container for rubbish, often used indoors.
• Trash can (n, chiefly US): The common American English equivalent of a "dustbin".
• Garbage can (n, chiefly US): Another common American English equivalent.

Synonyms

• Rubbish bin (chiefly British)
• Garbage pail (chiefly US)
• Ashcan (chiefly US, dated)

Related Phrases

• "To throw something in the dustbin": To discard something as worthless.
  • He threw the old, broken radio in the dustbin.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected