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Word entry · 3 letters

bin

Best crossword clue

"Box for storage"

3 letters · collected on this word page

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

01Box for storage3 letters
02Container for recycling3 letters
03Container for sorting3 letters
04Container for storage3 letters
05Kitchen trash holder3 letters
06Recycling container3 letters
07Recycling tub3 letters
08Sorting container3 letters

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