1. plural of wastebasket; containers for holding trash or discarded items, typically used indoors

Examples

• The office has wastebaskets under every desk.
• She emptied all the wastebaskets before leaving work.
• The janitor collected papers from the wastebaskets in each classroom.
• We need to buy new wastebaskets for the bedrooms.
• The wastebaskets were overflowing after the party.
• He tossed the crumpled letter into one of the wastebaskets.