ashcan
Meanings
Plural: ashcans
Noun
- a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
- A container for ashes, used in times past for accumulating ashes generated from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.
- A dustbin.
- A kind of large firecracker.
Verb
- To throw out like rubbish; to ditch or trash.
Adj
- Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art.
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
From ash + can.
Synonyms
ash bin, ash-bin, ashbin, dustbin, garbage can, trash barrel, trash bin, trash can, wastebin
Scrabble Score: 11
ashcan is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordashcan is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ashcan is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary