dustbin

noun

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

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The 205's novel dustbin is enormous, taking up most of the robot's back half. PC Magazine, 23 June 2025 Other criteria evaluated were battery life and dustbin capacity. Toni Sutton, People.com, 5 June 2025 There's no large dustbin at the top of the handle like the company's other models. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 May 2025 When docked, the clean station automatically empties the vacuum’s dustbin. Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dustbin

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 30 Jun. 2025.

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