dustbin
/ˈdʌstbɪn/noun
उच्चारण डस्ट्बिन
कूड़ेदान
Basic word
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[C] BrE
a large container with a lid, used for putting rubbish in, usually kept outside the house (American garbage can or trash can)
कूड़ेदान
- Throw the wrapper in the dustbin.
- The dustbin is full, so please empty it.
- Stray dogs knocked over the dustbin last night.
+ 1 more example
- Use the green dustbin for wet waste.
Synonyms bin rubbish bin trash can garbage can waste bin
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dustbin (countable noun)
Dustbin is a countable British word for a container for household rubbish: a dustbin, three dustbins. Americans say trash can or garbage can.
'Dustbin' घरेलू कचरे के डिब्बे के लिए countable ब्रिटिश शब्द है: a dustbin, three dustbins। अमेरिकी trash can या garbage can कहते हैं।
- Put the empty packets in the dustbin.
- There are three dustbins on the street.
in / into the dustbin
Use in for something lying inside and into for an action of putting or throwing.
भीतर पड़ी वस्तु के लिए 'in' और डालने या फेंकने की क्रिया के लिए 'into' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The leftovers are in the dustbin.
- She threw the old magazines into the dustbin.
dustbin + noun / lorry
In British English, a dustbin lorry is a vehicle that collects rubbish from the streets.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में dustbin lorry वह वाहन है जो सड़कों से कचरा इकट्ठा करता है।
- The dustbin lorry comes every morning at seven.
dustbin vs wastebasket vs bin
A dustbin is usually large and kept outside. A wastebasket is a small basket for an office or room. Bin is the common short form.
Dustbin प्रायः बड़ा होता है और बाहर रखा जाता है। Wastebasket कमरे या दफ़्तर की छोटी टोकरी है। Bin इसका सामान्य संक्षिप्त रूप है।
- She emptied the wastebasket into the large dustbin outside.
+Collocations 4
adjective + dustbin
overflowinggreenplasticmetalpublic
- The overflowing dustbin attracted stray dogs.
verb + dustbin
emptyusethrow intocleanplace
- The municipality placed a dustbin at every corner.
dustbin + noun
lidbaglorrycollection
- Keep the dustbin lid closed to stop flies.
dustbin + preposition
in the dustbininto the dustbinout of the dustbin
- He took the torn letter out of the dustbin.
“More examples 5
- Please use the dustbin instead of throwing litter on the road.
कृपया सड़क पर कचरा फेंकने के बजाय dustbin का प्रयोग करें।
- The school has separate dustbins for wet and dry waste.
स्कूल में गीले और सूखे कचरे के लिए अलग-अलग dustbin हैं।
- Radhika tied the bag tightly and put it in the dustbin.
राधिका ने थैली कसकर बाँधी और उसे dustbin में डाल दिया।
- A cow was searching for food near the dustbin.
एक गाय dustbin के पास खाना ढूँढ रही थी।
- The old drawing went straight into the dustbin.
वह पुरानी तस्वीर सीधे dustbin में चली गई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She threw the paper on the dustbin.
✓ She threw the paper in the dustbin.
Rubbish goes inside the container, so in or into is used.
कचरा डिब्बे के भीतर जाता है, इसलिए 'in' या 'into' आता है।
✗ Please throw the garbage in dustbin.
✓ Please throw the garbage in the dustbin.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun के पहले article चाहिए।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
bin rubbish bin trash can garbage can waste bin
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: dustbin or bin (British) and garbage can or trash can (American); rubbish (British) and garbage or trash (American).
British और American English में dustbin या bin (British) और garbage can या trash can (American); rubbish (British) और garbage या trash (American)।
Environment: waste should be separated into wet (biodegradable) and dry waste; green bins are often for wet waste and blue bins for dry waste; Indore has been ranked India's cleanest city many times in the Swachh Survekshan.
पर्यावरण में कचरे को गीले (जैव-अपघटनीय) और सूखे कचरे में अलग करना चाहिए; हरे डिब्बे प्रायः गीले कचरे के लिए और नीले सूखे कचरे के लिए होते हैं; स्वच्छ सर्वेक्षण में इंदौर कई बार भारत का सबसे स्वच्छ शहर रहा है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Consigned to the dustbin of history (forgotten because no longer important).
Idiom 'consigned to the dustbin of history' (महत्वहीन होने से भुला दिया गया, इतिहास के कूड़ेदान में)।