bins

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of bin. Use it when you mean more than one bin.

   We put the trash bins out on Tuesday night.

   The store keeps rice and beans in big bins.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular present of bin. Use it after he, she, it, or one person or thing.

   She bins the junk mail without opening it.

   My dad bins the old food in the fridge every Sunday.

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3. 3
   nounslangcountable

   Glasses that you wear to see better.

   I can't read the menu without my bins.

   The teacher took off her bins and rubbed her tired eyes.

   Similarglasses, specs, spectacles

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4. 4
   nounslangcountable

   Binoculars, the tool you hold to your eyes to make faraway birds look closer.

   She lifted her bins and spotted an owl in the tree.

   I left my bins in the car, so I missed the hawk.

   Similarbinoculars

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