trash can

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noun
  1. a container for the disposal of dry waste matter.

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How to use trash can in a sentence

  • Perry slowly set down the ice-cream cone on the lid of the trash-can beside him.

    Makers | Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for trash can

trash can

noun
  1. a US name for dustbin Also called: ash can, garbage can

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