What is a fancy word for trash can?

Find another word for garbage-can. In this page you can discover 15 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for garbage-can, like: Dumpster [tm], dustbin, garbage pail, ash can, ash bin, circular-file, ashcan, trash can, wastebin, trash basket and waste basket.

What is slang for trash can?

“File 13” is a euphemism for the trash can. The phrase is especially used in the U.S. military, and is less common outside of the United States. In the United Kingdom, for instance, the expression “round file” or “circular file” is more common (in reference to trash cans typically being round).

What is trash Italiano?

[træʃ ] (US) (rubbish) rifiuti mpl ⧫ spazzatura.

What is garbage can called in English?

dustbin
A waste container, also known as a dustbin, garbage can, and trash can is a type of container that is usually made out of metal or plastic. The words “rubbish”, “basket” and “bin” are more common in British English usage; “trash” and “can” are more common in American English usage.

What dumpster means?

A dumpster is a type of movable waste container designed to be brought and taken away by a special collection vehicle, or to a bin that a specially designed garbage truck lifts, empties into its hopper, and lowers, on the spot. The word is a generic trademark of Dumpster, an American brand name for a specific design.

What does circular file mean?

wastebasket
noun. (informal) A wastebasket: a humorous usage implying that a thing is worth “filing” only in the trash. noun. (idiomatic, humorous) The trash container; the wastebasket. He was completely underqualified for the job, so I put his resume directly into the circular file.

Is Garbage Can an adjective?

3 Answers. In your sentence, ‘trash can’ is a noun phrase, just like ‘big dog’ is a noun phrase, even though ‘big’ is an adjective. In ‘trash can’, ‘trash’ is being used in a position normally occupied by an adjective, even though it is a noun.

What goes in black bins?

What can I put in my black recycling box?

• plastic bottles including lids (eg. drinks, detergent and shampoo bottles)
• plastic pots (eg. yoghurt pots)
• plastic tubs (eg. ice cream tubs and margarine tubs)
• plastic trays (eg.
• food cans.
• drinks cans.
• metal lids from jars and cans.
• biscuit and sweet tins.

Is dumpster a real word?