Word: wastebasket
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: waste
bas
ket
Definition: A usually small indoor receptacle for items that are to be discarded; a rubbish bin.
Morphemes:
Affix: waste
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vastāre
Language: la
Decoded: vastare
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Wasted by destruction, laid waste, ravaged, devastated, destroyed.
Affix: basket
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bascauda
Language: LL.
Decoded: bascauda
Meaning: kettle, table-vessel