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BASKET: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BASKET?

Need another word that means the same as “basket”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “basket” in this overview.

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Basket as a Noun
Definitions of "Basket" as a noun
Synonyms of "Basket" as a noun (11 Words)
Usage Examples of "Basket" as a noun
Associations of "Basket" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Basket” are: basketball hoop, hoop, field goal, basketful, handbasket, receptacle, container, holder, vessel, box, case

Basket as a Noun

Definitions of "Basket" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “basket” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A facility on a website that records items selected by a customer for purchase until the transaction is completed.
A goal scored.
Horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball.
A group or range of currencies or investments.
A container that is usually woven and has handles.
A score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop.
A net fixed on a hoop used as the goal.
The quantity contained in a basket.
A structure suspended from a hot-air balloon for carrying the crew, equipment, and ballast.
A container used to hold or carry things, typically made from interwoven strips of cane or wire.

Synonyms of "Basket" as a noun (11 Words)

basketball hoop	A game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop.
basketful	The quantity contained in a basket.
box	The quantity contained in a box. The umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter s box.
case	A set of facts or arguments supporting one side in a legal case. The case* against tobacco advertising.*
container	An object for holding or transporting something. More containers can run on a server than traditional virtual machines.
field goal	All of the horses in a particular horse race.
handbasket	A container that is usually woven and has handles.
holder	A smallholder. A towel holder.
hoop	Horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball. By the official rules of the game a basketball hoop* must be 18 inches in diameter and 10 feet off the ground.*
receptacle	An electrical socket. Fast food receptacles.
vessel	A duct or canal holding or conveying blood or other fluid. Lord use this lowly vessel* let me serve You as You will.*

Usage Examples of "Basket" as a noun

A basket of ten currencies.
A laundry basket.
She dropped the letter into the waste-paper basket.
Click on the order button to add a title to your basket.
A shopping basket.
You silly basket.

Associations of "Basket" (30 Words)

apron	A garment similar to an apron that is worn as part of official dress as by a bishop or Freemason. Apron feeders bring coarse ore to a grinding mill.
bath	An act or process of immersing and washing one s body in the water held by a bath. How to bath* a baby.*
bathe	Cleanse the entire body. Occasionally I bathed in the lido swimming pool.
bathroom	A set of matching units to be fitted in a bathroom especially as sold together. I have to go to the bathroom.
bathtub	A relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body.
bowl	The quantity contained in a bowl. A sugar bowl.
bubble	Of a liquid form rising bubbles of gas or air. He didn t want to burst the newcomer s bubble.
bucket	The quantity contained in a bucket. She emptied a bucket* of water over them.*
cart	Convey or put in a cart or similar vehicle. They carted the piano down three flights of stairs.
case	An agreed summary of the facts relating to a legal case drawn up for review or decision on a point of law by a higher court. In many cases farmers do have a deep feeling for their land.
cased	Enclosed in a case. Knights cased* in steel.*
collier	A coal miner.
kitchen	A set of fitments and units that are sold together and fixed in place in a kitchen. Kitchen Swahili.
luggage	Suitcases or other bags in which to pack personal belongings for travelling. Carrying emotional luggage* from the past.*
pail	The quantity contained in a pail.
percolator	A coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans.
pickpocket	A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places. I think someone pickpocketed me in Brighton on my way to the station.
pocket	Put in one s pocket. Local politicians were found to have been pocketing the proceeds of fund raisers.
pouch	Put into a pouch. The muslin is lightly pouched over the belt.
restroom	A toilet that is available to the public.
sack	Put in a sack. He got the sack* for swearing.*
shower	Wash oneself in a shower. The guests showered rice on the couple.
soap	Rub soap all over usually with the purpose of cleaning. She soaped her face.
stash	A hiding place or hideout. One prisoner tried to swallow his stash.
storage	Depositing in a warehouse. The chair can be folded flat for easy storage.
suitcase	A portable rectangular container for carrying clothes. Three huge suitcases and a plethora of hand baggage.
toilet	A room or building equipped with one or more toilets. Pensions are in the toilet.
tub	Plant in a tub. A tub* of water.*
wallet	A bag for holding provisions, especially when travelling, typically used by pedlars and pilgrims.
wash	A quantity of clothes needing to be or just having been washed. The river washed a ravine into the mountainside.