# bins

Pronunciation: say "BINZ" /bɪnz/

## Noun

1. Plural of bin. — plural of bin
   - Simple: Plural of bin. Use it when you mean more than one bin.
   - _The histogram sorts the test scores into ten equal bins._
   - _Hardware stores keep screws and nails in labeled bins along the wall._
3. A pair of glasses worn in front of the eyes to help a person see. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Glasses that you wear to see better.
   - _He pushed his bins up his nose and squinted at the small print._
   - _She sat on her bins and snapped one of the arms clean off._
4. A pair of binoculars, especially the ones a birdwatcher carries in the field. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Binoculars, the tool you hold to your eyes to make faraway birds look closer.
   - _Every birder on the marsh raised their bins when the heron landed._
   - _He saved for months to buy a better pair of bins before the spring migration._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of bin. — third-person singular simple present indicative of bin
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of bin. Use it after he, she, it, or one person or thing.
   - _The program bins the temperature readings into hourly groups._
   - _The publisher bins most unsolicited manuscripts after a quick look._

## Origin

A shortened form of binoculars.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/bins (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).