circular file
circular file noun: the trash container; the wastebasket.
Noun
circular file (plural circular files)
- The trash container; the wastebasket.
- He was completely underqualified for the job, so I put his resume directly into the circular file.
- If it's good trash, read it. Bad trash? Chuck it in the circular file.1988, Donald H. Weiss, Improve Your Reading Power, AMACOM, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 9
- Synonyms:
- round file, circular filing cabinet, file 13, bin, garbage can, garbage pail, trash bin, trash can, trashbin, trashcan
circular file meaning in Tamil and Bengali
circular file in Tamil
- சுற்றறிக்கைக் கோப்பு
circular file in Bengali
- আবর্জনা ফেলার পাত্র, ঝুড়ি
Synonyms of circular file
Forms of circular file
| plural | circular files |
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Origin of circular file
In reference to the wastebasket's cylindrical shape, and the act of throwing things away rather than filing them in cabinets.
Questions about circular file
- What does circular file mean?
- Circular file means the trash container; the wastebasket.
- What is circular file in Tamil?
- Circular file in Tamil is சுற்றறிக்கைக் கோப்பு. See Circular file meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is circular file?
- Circular file is a noun.
- What is the plural of circular file?
- The plural of circular file is circular files.
Words near circular file in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: circular file (page history and authors); circular file (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); circular file (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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