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basketa container made of woven strips of cane, rushes, wood, or other flexible material

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a container made of woven strips of cane, rushes, wood, or other flexible material

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbæskɪt/

Korean meaning: 바구니, 광주리

Korean pronunciation: 바-스킷 (강세: 바)

Example Sentences

  • My cat thinks every laundry basket is her personal luxury hotel.
  • She put all her eggs in one basket and invested everything in cryptocurrency.
  • The basketball player missed the basket so badly that even the basket felt embarrassed.

basket

NOUN

//ˈbæskɪt//

a container made of woven strips of cane, rushes, wood, or other flexible material

basket concept
💡 Concept

Woven container for carrying items

basket rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A basket holds a casket where memories never need a gasket!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈbæskɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈbɑːskɪt/

🌳Etymology

Rootbasket

Origin

13세기 영어 'bascat'에서 유래되었으며, 아마도 라틴어 'bascauda'(켈트족이 사용한 청동 그릇)에서 나온 것으로 추정됩니다. 원래는 갈대나 나무껍질로 엮어 만든 용기를 의미했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

casketgasket
casket
gasket

🔗Collocations

shopping basket
laundry basket
picnic basket
fruit basket
waste basket
make a basket
wicker basket

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat thinks every laundry basket is her personal luxury hotel.

She put all her eggs in one basket and invested everything in cryptocurrency.

😄 Fun example

The basketball player missed the basket so badly that even the basket felt embarrassed.

Please carry this basket of fresh vegetables to the kitchen.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

containerreceptaclehampercratebin

Antonyms

scatterdisperse

Related

basketballshoppingweavingstoragepicnic

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