wastebasket (plural wastebaskets)
A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin.
• See also waste bin
wastebasket (third-person singular simple present wastebaskets, present participle wastebasketing, simple past and past participle wastebasketed)
(transitive) To discard in a wastebasket.
Source: Wiktionary
Waste"bas`ket, n.
Definition: A basket used in offices, libraries, etc., as a receptacle for waste paper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
