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Definitions for Basket

[1] a container made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or other flexible material woven together.
[2] a container made of pieces of thin veneer, used for packing berries, vegetables, etc.
[3] the amount contained in a basket; a basketful: to pick a basket of apples.
[4] anything like a basket in shape or use: He never empties my wastepaper basket.
[5] any group of things or different things grouped as a unit; a package; package deal: You can't buy the single stock; you have to take the basket—all companies, stocks and bonds.
[6] the car or gondola suspended beneath a balloon, as for carrying passengers or scientific instruments into the atmosphere.
[7] Basketball . an open net suspended from a metal rim attached to the backboard and through which the ball must pass in order for a player to score points. a score, counting two for a field goal and one for a free throw.
[8] Also called snow ring. Skiing . a ring strapped to the base of a ski pole to limit penetration of the pole in the snow.
[9] Slang : Vulgar . the male genitals, especially when outlined by a tight-fitting garment.
[10] a container made of interwoven strips of pliable materials, such as cane, straw, thin wood, or plastic, and often carried by means of a handle or handles
[11] Also called: basketful the amount a basket will hold
[12] something resembling such a container in appearance or function, such as the structure suspended from a balloon
[13] basketball an open horizontal metal hoop fixed to the backboard, through which a player must throw the ball to score points a point or points scored in this way
[14] a group or collection of similar of related things a basket of currencies
[15] informal a euphemism for bastard (def. 1) offensive , bastard (def. 2)
[16] the list of items an internet shopper chooses to buy at one time from a website add these items to your basket

Words related to Basket

box, crate, bin, bassinet, cradle, hamper, bushel, creel, nacelle, pannier

Words nearby Basket

basis weight, basisphenoid, basivertebral vein, bask, baskerville, basket, basket case, basket catch, basket cell, basket chair, basket clause

Origin of Basket

1250–1300; Middle English basket(te ) < early Romance *baskauta (> French dialect bâchot, bachou wooden or interwoven vessel, Old High German baskiza box) < Latin bascauda basin, perhaps < British Celtic

Other words from Basket

bas·ket·like , adjective
un·bas·ket·like , adjective

Word origin for Basket

C13: probably from Old Northern French baskot (unattested), from Latin bascauda basketwork holder, of Celtic origin

Synonyms for Basket

box, crate, bassinet, bin, bushel, cradle, creel, hamper, nacelle, pannier