dustbin

noun

dust·​bin ˈdəs(t)-ˌbin How to pronounce dustbin (audio)
Synonyms of dustbinnext
1
British : a can for trash or garbage
2

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Best of all, its RockDock Plus empties the dustbin for me for up to seven weeks. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026 And CDs are in the dustbin of history. Marc Silver, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026 Thankfully, city officials—prodded by tenants and small-business owners, clergy and homeowners, and, yes, some landlords—rejected advice to consign neighborhoods such as East Flatbush to history’s dustbin. Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 Guapa belongs to a special race which comes from the dustbins of Madrid. Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dustbin

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dustbin was in 1848

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“Dustbin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dustbin. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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