bin

¹bin

noun \ˈbin\

Definition of BIN

: a box, frame, crib, or enclosed place used for storage

Examples of BIN

1. Put the old newspapers in the recycling bin.
2. <a storage bin for hats and gloves>

Origin of BIN

Middle English binn, from Old English

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to BIN

Synonyms: chest, box, caddy, case, casket, locker, trunk

Related Words: carton, crate; footlocker, locker, sea chest; coffer, lockbox, safe, safe-deposit box, strongbox; coffin; compartment, vault; canteen; caisson, hope chest; minaudière; bandbox, hatbox, jewel box, snuffbox, tinderbox

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Rhymes with BIN

blin, chin, din, fin, Finn, Fyn, gin, grin, Gwyn, hin, in, inn, kin, linn, Lynn, pin, shin, Shin, sin, skin, spin, thin, tin, twin, whin, win, wynn, yin, zin