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ashcan

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.
  2. noun A dustbin, trash can, or the like.
  3. noun A kind of large firecracker.
  4. noun A depth charge.
  5. verb To throw out like rubbish; to ditch or trash.
  6. adjective Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art.
  7. adjective Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark, not intended for general release; later used for promotional comic books intended for limited release to the public.

Similar words

ashbin wastebin dustbin trash can trash bin garbage can trash barrel ashpan ashpit ash pan

Often followed by

school artists of painters group and art rantings

Word family

Ashcan

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