bin

[ bin ]
/ bɪn /
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noun

a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like.

verb (used with object), binned, bin·ning.

to store in a bin.

Origin of bin

before 950; Middle English binne, Old English binn(e) crib, perhaps < Celtic; compare Welsh benn cart

OTHER WORDS FROM bin

un·binned, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bin

bean been Ben bin

Words nearby bin

bimonthly, bimorph, bimorphemic, bimotor, bimotored, bin, bin laden, bin laden, osama, bin liner, bin-, binal

Definition for bin (2 of 2)

bin-

a combining form meaning “two,” “two at a time,” used in the formation of compound words: binary; binocular.
Compare bi-1.

Origin of bin-

combining form of Latin bīnī two each, by twos

Words related to bin

case, box, crate, basket, carton, receptacle, canister

Example sentences from the Web for bin

British Dictionary definitions for bin (1 of 2)

bin
/ (bɪn) /

noun

a large container or enclosed space for storing something in bulk, such as coal, grain, or wool
Also called: bread bin a small container for bread
Also called: dustbin, rubbish bin a container for litter, rubbish, etc
British
  1. a storage place for bottled wine
  2. one particular bottling of wine

verb bins, binning or binned

(tr) to store in a bin
(tr) to put in a wastepaper bin

Word Origin for bin

Old English binne basket, probably of Celtic origin; related to bindan to bind

British Dictionary definitions for bin (2 of 2)

bin-

prefix

a variant, esp before a vowel, of bi- 1 binocular

Medical definitions for bin

bin-

pref.

Variant ofbi-1