English Explanatory Dictionary

circular file

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The trash container; the wastebasket.

Pronunciation

en-au-circular file.ogg

Word forms

circular file circular files

Etymology

In reference to the wastebasket's cylindrical shape, and the act of throwing things away rather than filing them in cabinets.

Synonyms

round file circular filing cabinet file 13 bin garbage can garbage pail trash bin trash can trashbin trashcan waste bin wastebin
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