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bin
1[ bin ]
noun
- a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like.
verb (used with object)
- to store in a bin.
bin-
2- a combining form meaning “two,” “two at a time,” used in the formation of compound words:
binary; binocular.
bin
1/ ɪ /
noun
- a large container or enclosed space for storing something in bulk, such as coal, grain, or wool
- Also calledbread bin a small container for bread
- Also calleddustbinrubbish bin a container for litter, rubbish, etc
- a storage place for bottled wine
- one particular bottling of wine
verb
- tr to store in a bin
- tr to put in a wastepaper bin
bin-
2prefix
- a variant, esp before a vowel, of bi- 1
binocular
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·ԲԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bin1
Origin of bin2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bin1
Example Sentences
Mobile bin collection points in Birmingham have seen mile-long queues as residents try to get rid of their uncollected rubbish.
The city council has not commented on the claim, but said residents "should not be dumping waste on the street", and should be taking their bin bags to mobile waste centres or recycling depots.
The government is sitting on its hands over the Birmingham bin strike as negotiations in the dispute descend into farce, a union boss says.
Fruit flies, or Drosophila melanogaster, are often found around our food waste bins as they feed on rotting fruit which gradually produces alcohol.
Ian Griffiths, from Flintshire, on council tax: Other than having my bin emptied once a fortnight, I don't actually have anything for the money I pay.
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