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dustbin

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dustbin.

Editorial note

Or maybe 25 year old pop psych is best left in the dustbin of history.

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Quick take

(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.

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noun

(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dustbin.

Example sentences

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Or maybe 25 year old pop psych is best left in the dustbin of history.

2

The fire was also a 'dustbin' of sorts, you could incinerate anything if you wanted.

3

That said, I'd be happy just to see the Daylight Saving time-switch left on the dustbin of history.

4

This includes my morning cereal, my fancy designer dustbin, my bicycle, my microwave, and my 2-year old son's favourite teddybeardogthing.

5

All those flash files are going to be basically in the dustbin.

6

Most of those ideas are going to be relegated to the dustbin.

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Hanlon's razor may be a strawman that should be put in the dustbin of rational conversation, but nevertheless do not doubt the malice hidden within incompetence.

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It's almost certainly a feature destined for the dustbin.

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I get the impression that to this day, he protects the FSF from making mistakes that would eventually land it in history's dustbin.

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First, I would like to point out that I consider Hanlon's razor a logical fallacy that should be relegated to the dustbin of debate.

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If you know people who have put IBM UrbanCode into the dustbin of unresponsive job postings, I'd absolutely encourage them to reach out to me.

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There's also quite a bit of atheistic evangelism here, which I think is why its on HN and not in the dustbin of bad history.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use dustbin in a sentence?

Or maybe 25 year old pop psych is best left in the dustbin of history.

What does dustbin mean?

(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.

What part of speech is dustbin?

dustbin is commonly used as noun.