trash can

Questions about trash can

What does trash can mean?

trash can means "a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected".

What is another word for trash can?

Close synonyms include ashcan, garbage can, wastebin, ash bin, ash-bin. 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 trash can a common word?

trash can 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.