bins
Where trash goes
Bins are containers for storing or discarding things—storage bins hold items, trash bins hold waste.
In British English, bin is the standard word for what Americans call a garbage can or wastebasket: Put it in the bin.
To bin something is to throw it away: I binned the old magazines.
In data analysis, bins are ranges into which values are grouped for statistical purposes.
Discarded waste material
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- refuseReject or garbage
- litterScattered waste or debris
wastebasket · dustcart · disposal · collection · liners · bags · curbside · pickup
Six-sided containers
- cratesSturdy shipping containers
- barrelsCylindrical storage vessels
- bucketsOpen-top carrying vessels
- pailsHandled containers for liquids
tubs · baskets · hampers · drums · canisters · receptacles · vessels · hoppers
Frequency distribution graph
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- rangeExtent of variation
- intervalsGaps between events
buckets · grouping · statistical · quantiles · boundaries · thresholds · aggregation · values
Moldable petroleum-based materials
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- cardboardRigid paper for containers
- metalsLustrous conductive elements
compost · sorting · separation · curbside · collection · materials · recyclables · deposit
garbage
Discarded waste material
litter · wastebasket · dustcart · disposal · collection · liners · bags · curbside · pickup · sanitation
boxes
Six-sided containers
pails · tubs · baskets · hampers · drums · canisters · receptacles · vessels · hoppers · skips
histogram
Frequency distribution graph
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- rangeExtent of variation
intervals · buckets · grouping · statistical · quantiles · boundaries · thresholds · aggregation · values · counts
plastics
Moldable petroleum-based materials
metals · compost · sorting · separation · curbside · collection · materials · recyclables · deposit · redemption
pantry
Household provisions closet
cereal · grain · ingredients · stackable · airtight · lids · labels · organization · shelving · garage
glasses
Corrective eyewear or tumblers
- eyeglassesCorrective lenses worn
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
specs · frames · lenses · prescription · optician · vision · sight · readers
- home goodsfurniture, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room
- closethangers, shelves, drawers, rod, doors
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- waste managementwaste, trash, garbage, rubbish, refuse
- airport securityTSA, TSA agent, security, security checkpoint, screening
- anti-litter effortsfines, signs, cleanup, pickup, campaigns
- loony binsSlang for mental hospitals
- recycle binSorting container for reprocessing
- recycling binVessel for reprocessable materials
- bargain binDiscounted merchandise container
- trash binWaste collection container
- compost binVessel for organic decay
bin, dustbin, binned, dustbins, binning, compost bin, recycle bin, wheelie bin