Meaning & use
dustbin
A container, typically kept outdoors, used to hold household trash until it is collected.
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He carried the overflowing dustbin to the curb before the truck arrived.
Raccoons had knocked over the dustbin and scattered rubbish across the yard.
A note on using this word
Dustbin is standard British English; trash can and garbage can are the more common American equivalents.
Words with a similar meaning
trash cangarbage bin
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