basket
noun
[ ˈbɑːskɪt ]
• a container used to hold or carry things, typically made from interwoven strips of cane or wire.
• "a shopping basket"
Similar:
receptacle,
container,
holder,
vessel,
box,
case,
wickerwork box,
hamper,
creel,
pannier,
punnet,
trug,
• a net fixed on a hoop used as the goal.
• euphemism for bastard (sense 1 of the noun).
• "you silly basket"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French basket, of unknown ultimate origin.
