Used in a Sentence

bins

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bins.

Editorial note

The difference between all the bins and all the sbins is clearly explained in the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard.

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(slang) Eyeglasses or spectacles.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bins gathered in one view.

noun

(slang) Eyeglasses or spectacles.

noun

(birdwatching, slang) Binoculars.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bins.

noun

(slang) Eyeglasses or spectacles.

noun

(birdwatching, slang) Binoculars.

Example sentences

1

The difference between all the bins and all the sbins is clearly explained in the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard.

2

Apparently back then the flight attendants were pulling luggage from bins right after the plane hit the ground.

3

When he visited them, they had large bins of defective car radios that wouldn't turn-on, etc.

4

As well as general waste and recycling, many (most?) have separate garden-waste and kitchen-waste bins/bags, which get composted or incinerated.

5

Or rather, its efficiency was reduced by using larger bins and by changing market conditions.

6

UK: We have 2 wheelie bins per household, one for rubbish the other for recycling.

7

Have users 'file' copies of messages in to several training bins via flags.

8

People keep putting stuff into the wrong bins as if they can't read.

9

I say this as a UK taxpayer with 4 different bins and forthnightly collection -- it's just a farce.

10

I know seaborn by default uses the Freedman-Diaconis rule to create bins for the hexbin plot.

11

The products that perform the best are binned in the server-y bins, the others are moved down the list until they fit another bin.

12

If you have a series of bins with 4 items each, and you ask someone to grab the 8th item, where do they go?

Quote examples

1

Stuff like people throwing alu foil into bins marked "food waste" & similar complete disregard of even attempting to do it right.

2

Aluminum and steel are the only materials for which it is, or ever will be.[2] The process could be greatly simplified by having two bins: "mostly metal" and "everything else".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bins in a sentence?

The difference between all the bins and all the sbins is clearly explained in the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard.

What does bins mean?

(slang) Eyeglasses or spectacles.

What part of speech is bins?

bins is commonly used as noun.