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circular files

circular files is the plural of circular file.

Meaning of circular file

Noun

circular file (plural circular files)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic) The trash container; the wastebasket.
    • He was completely underqualified for the job, so I put his resume directly into the circular file.

Questions about circular files

What is circular files the plural of?
Circular files is the plural of circular file.

Words near circular files in the dictionary

  1. circular dichroism
  2. circular economies
  3. circular economy
  4. circular fashion
  5. circular file
  6. circular files
  7. circular filing cabinet
  8. circular filing cabinets
  9. circular firing squad
  10. circular firing squads
  11. circular function

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Adapted from Wiktionary: circular files (page history and authors); circular file (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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