basket


Definition: Meaning of, basket in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbɑːskɪt /

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basket baskets
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  1. a container made of thin pieces of plastic, wire, or wood woven together, used to carry things or put things in
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  2. a net with a hole at the bottom attached to a metal ring, through which the ball is thrown in BASKETBALL
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  3. technical the average or total value of a number of different goods or CURRENCIES
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basket used in phrases

  • Basket Maker (noun)
    1. early Amerindians related to the Pueblo; known for skill in making baskets
  • Moses basket (noun)
    1. British English a large basket with handles, in which a baby can sleep and be carried
  • Venus's flower basket (noun)
    1. a deep-water marine sponge having a cylindrical skeleton of intricate glassy latticework; found in the waters of the East Indies and the eastern coast of Asia
  • basket ash (noun)
    1. vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn
  • basket case (noun)
    1. informal someone who you think is crazy [=  nut case]
    2. a country with many severe economic and social problems that are likely to continue for a long time
  • basket fern (noun)
    1. tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided greyish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil
    2. giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia
  • basket fish (noun)
    1. any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale, Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
  • basket flower (noun)
    1. annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets
  • basket hilt (noun)
    1. a hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand
  • basket oak (noun)
    1. medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats
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