Definition of Ashcan

1. Noun. A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.


Definition of Ashcan

1. Noun. A container for ashes, used in times past for accumulating ashes generated from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere. A dustbin. ¹

2. Noun. (US slang) A kind of large firecracker. ¹

3. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ashcan

1. a metal receptacle for garbage [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ashcan

ash tree
ash wednesday
ashake
asham'd
ashame
ashamed
ashamed(p)
ashamedly
ashamedness
ashames
ashaming
ashbin
ashburtonite
ashcake
ashcakes
ashcan (current term)
ashcans
ashdump door
ashed
ashen
ashen-faced
ashen tuber
ashen tubercle
ashen wing
ashenly
ashenness
asheries
asherman disease
ashers
ashery

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