trash can

noun

US

: a container that holds materials that have been thrown away

Examples of trash can in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Flies eluding the glue traps and the manager’s fancy fly swatter gathered on the cutting board (three), on a clean fying pan (one), on the trash can (three), and on the mop head and a wall (six). — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Cleaning your trash can regularly and rinsing food residue from containers prevents odors that attract fruit flies. — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 16 July 2026

Even something as ordinary as a trash can became an unexpected puzzle. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Trash And Recycling Collect the trash from your kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, laundry room, and other rooms in the house, and dispose of it in your outdoor trash can. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 July 2026

Rhymes for trash can

• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin
• cyan
• deadpan
• dextran
• divan
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• fishman
• flagman