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Word entry · 3 letters

bin

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"Box for storage"

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3 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɪn/Part of speech verb, nounSorted binStarts with BEnds with N11 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Container for storage, recycling, or rubbish.

Word origin

From Middle English bynne, from Old English binn (“crib, manger”), from Late Latin benna or a Celtic language, possibly Proto-Brythonic *benn (“cart, carriage”) (whence Middle Welsh benn, Old Breton benn (“caisson”), modern Welsh ben), from Proto-Celtic *bend(n)ā (whence Gaulish benna). Compare German Benne (“wheelbarrow”) and Middle Dutch benne (“basket”), whence modern Dutch ben and as a borrowing, West Frisian bin (both "wicker basket").

Used in a sentence

  • “a corn bin”
  • “a wine bin”
  • “a coal bin”

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Used as a crossword answer11 curated clues

01“Box for storage”3 letters
02“Container for recycling”3 letters
03“Container for sorting”3 letters
04“Container for storage”3 letters
05“Kitchen trash holder”3 letters
06“Recycling container”3 letters
07“Recycling tub”3 letters
08“Sorting container”3 letters
09“Storage receptacle”3 letters
10“Storage tub”3 letters
11“Storage container”3 letters

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