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How to pronounce “wastebasket”
Hear “wastebasket” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for wastebasket
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of wastebasket with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 4 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The design of the universe
And this wastebasket part, that's to represent
- Definition summary
- A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin.
Example 1 of 4
How to pronounce wastebasket
The design of the universe

And this wastebasket part, that's to represent
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “wastebasket”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin.
- (figurative, by extension) Any region or grouping that is worthless or meaningless.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To discard in a wastebasket.
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