/ Dictionary / Index W wastebasket: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: waste•bas•ket Pronunciation: (wāst'bas"kit, -bä"skit), [key] — n. a standing basket for wastepaper, small items of trash, etc. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: wastebasket (Thesaurus) waste wasted Related Content Daily Word Quiz: crutiny Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language