Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outbasket

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-bas-ket
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A basket holding documents or mail to be sent to others; an outbox.

Example Sentences

"He finished reading a multigraphed sheet, initialed it, and scaled it into his out-basket."
""Fair enough." He dropped the sketch into an outbasket. "I'll have 'em make copies.""

Etymology

Compound of out + basket.

Inflected Forms

outbaskets (plural) out-basket (alternative)

Questions

What does outbasket mean?: A basket holding documents or mail to be sent to others; an outbox.
Where does outbasket come from?: Compound of out + basket.

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