Synonyms of bin
103 similar words
Another word for bin is wastebin. Other synonyms of bin are container, receptacle, dustbin, rubbish bin and garbage can.
Synonyms and similar words for bin
nounA box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
nounA container for rubbish or waste.
- dustbin BritishA bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.
- rubbish bin BritishA garbage can, a trash can.
- garbage can USA receptacle, usually roughly cylindrical and wider at the top than at the bottom, which serves as a place to discard...
- trash canA receptacle which serves as a place to discard waste materials.
- garbage pailSynonym of garbage can (“waste receptacle”).
- trash binA rubbish bin.
- trashbin
- trashcan
- waste binA container for waste, whether a larger outdoor one or a smaller indoor one.
- wastebinA bin used for household or office waste; especially, a wastebasket.
nounJail or prison.
- big house
- borstal
- bridewellA small prison, or a police station that has cells.
- brig
- calaboose Australia, USA prison or jail/gaol.
- canA sealed metal container, cylindrical or cuboid in form, typically used to store preserved foods.
- chokey UK
- choky UK
- clink
- correctional facilityA prison, reformatory, or similar institution in which people are confined for the purpose of punishment or social...
- correctional institutionSynonym of correctional facility.
- crowbar hotelJail.
- detention centre
- dungeon
- gaolDated spelling of jail.
- glasshouse
- graybar hotelJail, prison.
- guardhouse
- gulag
- hock
- hole
- honor farmSynonym of prison farm.
- hoosegowA jail.
- house of detentionA prison, especially a temporary one.
- iron housePrison.
- jail
- jailhouseA building containing a prison.
- joint
- jug
- juvenile hallSynonym of youth detention centre.
- juvie
- lockup
- nigger university offensive, slang
- nick
- pen
- penal colonyA colonial territory used (mainly) for the detention and forced labor of criminals, typically where free labor is...
- penitentiary
- pokey
- porridge UK
- prison
- prison camp
- prison farmA large correctional facility in which convicts are forced to do manual labor, largely in open air.
- prison hulk
- prison ship
- queer kenA prison.
- remand center
- roundhouse
- slammer
- slam
- stalag
- stir
- stockade
- tronkA prison.
- up the riverTo prison.
- workhouse
- AlcatrazAn island in San Francisco Bay California, United States, formerly the site of a famous prison; in full, Alcatraz...
- Attica
- Bastille
- DartmoorA pony of a compact, hardy breed found in Devon, England.
- Devil's Island
- Folsom
- Hanoi HiltonHỏa Lò Prison in Vietnam, where prisoners of war were held and tortured.
- Leavenworth
- Lefortovo
- Maze
- Pelican Bay
- San Quentin
- Sing SingA maximum-security prison in New York State.
- Tower
verbTo dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.
- chuckTo discard, to throw away.
- chuck awayTo discard, or throw away.
- discardTo throw away, to reject.
- dump
- junkTo throw away.
- 86
- cast asideSynonym of discard.
- cast off
- cast away
- chuck out
- dispose of
- ditch
- get rid ofTo rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from.
- jettisonTo let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.
- pitchTo throw away; discard.
- scrap
- shiftTo dispose of, remove.
- throw asideSynonym of discard.
- throw away
- throw outTo discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
- tossTo discard; to throw away.
- trash
Meaning of bin
- noun A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
- noun A container for rubbish or waste.
- noun Any of the discrete intervals in a histogram, etc.
bin in other languages
Questions about synonyms of bin
- What is another word for bin?
- Bin has 103 synonyms on Word.ws, such as wastebin, container, receptacle, dustbin, rubbish bin, garbage can, trash can and garbage pail.
- What does bin mean?
- Bin means a box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
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