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wastecan

wastecan noun: a container for holding waste; a trash can.

Noun

wastecan (plural wastecans)

  1. (uncommon) A container for holding waste; a trash can.
    • The only other people in sight were Tommy Weeks - a lanky maintenance man who was emptying wastecans and sweeping up - and George Fintel.1991, Dean R[ay] Koontz, Cold Fire, London […]: BCA, page 67

Synonyms of wastecan

Forms of wastecan

pluralwastecans

Origin of wastecan

Compound of waste + can.

Questions about wastecan

What does wastecan mean?
Wastecan means a container for holding waste; a trash can.
What part of speech is wastecan?
Wastecan is a noun.
What is the plural of wastecan?
The plural of wastecan is wastecans.

Words near wastecan in the dictionary

  1. wastebins
  2. wasteboard
  3. wasteboards
  4. wastebook
  5. wastebooks
  6. wastecan
  7. wastecans
  8. wastecoat
  9. wastecoats
  10. wasted
  11. wasted away

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