Dustbin Meaning
/ˈdʌstbɪn/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.
Sentence Examples
Put those peelings in the dustbin.
The dustbin is full.
Tom threw the broken doll in the dustbin.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She threw the empty cans into the green ____ outside.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Put those peelings in the ____.
Word Origin & History
From dust + bin, as used for disposing of dust (originally ash from domestic fires) and other rubbish.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets."
— 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIX, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She threw the empty cans into the green ____ outside.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Put those peelings in the ____.