Definition of Wastebasket. Meaning of Wastebasket. Synonyms of Wastebasket

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Definition of Wastebasket

Wastebasket
Wastebasket Waste"bas`ket, n. A basket used in offices, libraries, etc., as a receptacle for waste paper.

Meaning of Wastebasket from wikipedia

- Wastebasket taxon (also called a wastebin taxon, dustbin taxon or catch-all taxon) is a term used by some taxonomists to refer to a taxon that has the...
- worthless items are "filed" in the bin, which is often round. The term "wastebasket" is occasionally used in taxonomy to refer to less formal (and often...
- A wastebasket diagnosis or trashcan diagnosis is a vague diagnosis given to a patient or to medical records department for essentially non-medical reasons...
- naturalist Georges Cuvier. "Mastodon" for its taxonomic history served as a wastebasket taxon for any fossil proboscidean species whose dentitions appeared closer...
- It has been suggested that wastebasket diagnosis be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since March 2024....
- presently ("currently"). Some of these, for example, monkey wrench and wastebasket, originated in 19th century Britain. The adjectives mad meaning "angry"...
- Paper shredder with built-in wastebasket...
- received its first product patent for "The Victor", a fireproof steel wastebasket. The Victor gained po****rity due to its light weight—achieved through...
- been their predominant food source. Basilosaurus was at one point a wastebasket taxon, before the genus slowly started getting reevaluated, with many...
- original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2012. "The Wonderful Wastebasket". Time. March 24, 1952. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 12...