'Wastebasket' definitions:

Definition of 'wastebasket'

(from WordNet)
noun
A container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish [syn: wastepaper basket, waste-paper basket, wastebasket, waste basket, circular file]

Definition of 'Wastebasket'

From: GCIDE
  • Wastebasket \Waste"bas`ket\, n. A basket used in offices, libraries, etc., as a receptacle for waste paper. [1913 Webster]