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dustbin(noun, container, bucket, bin, wastebasket)
7
trash can(noun, expression, idiom, container, bucket)
7
wastebin(noun, container)
4
ashcan(noun, container)
4
bin(noun, bucket, wastebasket)
4
circular file(noun, container, basket)
4
trash barrel
3
ash-bin
3
ash bin
3
garbage pail(noun, container)
3
rubbish bin(noun, expression, idiom, bucket, bin)
3
trash basket(noun, container)
3
waste bin(noun, expression, bucket, bin, wastebasket)
2
ashbin
2
dust bin(noun, expression, idiom)
2
wastebasket(noun, bucket, bin, dustbin)
2
wastepaper basket(noun, expression, container, bucket, bin)
1
dish
1
dumpster
1
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