What is another word for baskets?

Pronunciation: [bˈaskɪts] (IPA)

Baskets are a common household item used for storage, transportation, and decoration purposes. However, there are various synonyms for the word basket that can be used interchangeably depending on the intended context. These synonyms include hamper, crate, bin, box, tray, bucket, tub, and pannier. Each of these synonyms represents a specific type of basket suited for a particular use. For instance, a hamper is typically associated with laundry storage, a crate with fruit transport, and a box with general storage. Baskets come in different shapes, sizes, and materials, and choosing the right synonym is crucial to convey the intended meaning accurately.

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Usage examples for Baskets

The girls pounced upon the fragrant clumps of blossoms and began an enthusiastic filling of baskets.
"Marjorie Dean High School Freshman"
Pauline Lester
When they are picking, that arrangement saves the work of carrying the baskets to the cart.
"Ethel Morton at Chautauqua"
Mabell S. C. Smith
"They learn to make baskets and to cook and to swim and to do folk dancing and all sorts of things," explained Ethel Blue.
"Ethel Morton at Chautauqua"
Mabell S. C. Smith

Famous quotes with Baskets

  • We can either allow our youth to shoot baskets or watch them continue to shoot people.
    Henry Cisneros
  • I can spend hours in a grocery store. I get so excited when I see food, I go crazy. I spend hours arranging my baskets so that everything fits in and nothing gets squashed. I'm really anal about it, actually.
    Cameron Diaz
  • All that we know is nothing, we are merely crammed wastepaper baskets, unless we are in touch with that which laughs at all our knowing.
    David Herbert Lawrence
  • Instead of kids just hearing about beads and baskets and fringe, and about what 'was' and 'were,' we present Native American culture as a living contemporary culture.
    Buffy Sainte-Marie
  • Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.
    Tom Stoppard

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