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wastebasket vs container

container vs wastebasket

wastebasket and container both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wastebasket Yes No No No
container Yes No No No
As nouns, container is a hypernym of wastebasket; that is, container is a word with a broader meaning than wastebasket:
  • wastebasket: a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish
  • container: any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
wastebasket (noun) container (noun)
a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
Difference between wastebasket and container

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