litterbin

What does litterbin mean?

litterbin means "bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish".

How many syllables are in litterbin?

litterbin has 3 syllables and divides as lit-ter-bin under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for litterbin?

Close synonyms include litter basket, litter-basket. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is litterbin a common word?

litterbin is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for litterbin come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.