handbaskets
Baskets with handles
Handbaskets are small baskets with handles, carried by hand.
The word appears almost exclusively in the idiom going to hell in a handbasket—declining rapidly toward disaster or ruin.
The phrase suggests something small enough to carry, as if damnation were portable and swift.
Underworld of suffering
- damnationEternal punishment decree
- declineDecrease or refuse
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
downfall · collapse · chaos · perdition · going to hell · moral decay
Pliant twig for weaving
- hamperObstruct or clothes basket
- toteLarge open bag
- binStorage or disposal vessel
- receptacleContainer for items
caddy · pail · trug · vessel · crate · cradle · carrier · holder
Interlaced twig construction
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- braidingInterlacing three strands
- plaitingInterweaving flexible strands
- coilingLooping around repeatedly
twining · handmade · artisan · rattan · willow · cane · bamboo · reed
Venue for trade
- farmers marketOutdoor local produce sale
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- berriesSmall fleshy fruits
- mushroomsSpore-bearing fruiting bodies
herbs · flowers · produce · harvest · eggs · picking · collecting · wildflowers
Resurrection commemoration day
- floralOf or like blooms
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- cellophaneTransparent wrapping material
- tissue paperThin decorative wrapping material
presentation · holiday · Christmas · hamper · May Day · decorative · arrangement
hell
Underworld of suffering
- damnationEternal punishment decree
- declineDecrease or refuse
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
ruin · downfall · collapse · chaos · perdition · going to hell · moral decay
wicker
Pliant twig for weaving
receptacle · caddy · pail · trug · vessel · crate · cradle · carrier · holder · bushel
wickerwork
Interlaced twig construction
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- braidingInterlacing three strands
- plaitingInterweaving flexible strands
coiling · twining · handmade · artisan · rattan · willow · cane · bamboo · reed · splint
market
Venue for trade
- farmers marketOutdoor local produce sale
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- berriesSmall fleshy fruits
mushrooms · herbs · flowers · produce · harvest · eggs · picking · collecting · wildflowers · garden
Easter
Resurrection commemoration day
- floralOf or like blooms
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- cellophaneTransparent wrapping material
tissue paper · presentation · holiday · Christmas · hamper · May Day · decorative · arrangement
handbasketsbackpacks
Bags carried on shoulders
rucksacks · shoulder bags · duffel bags · suitcases · messenger bags
handbasketsshipping containers
Standardized freight transport boxes
cargo holds · warehouses · storage bins · boxcars · pallets