noun
basket
BAS-kit/ˈbæskɪt/
A container made of woven or flexible material.
The wicker basket has an arched handle and clearly interwoven sides.
Etymology
Anglo-French bascat is the secure ancestor of the name for this woven container. Its deeper origin is obscure, and the proposed connection with a Latin vessel-name remains disputed.
In context
a good day's catch is about a hundred and fifty baskets for each basket represents a gallon of shell cockles
More examples
- The player scores a basket just before the final buzzer.
- The basketball catches briefly in the basket's net.
- The index tracks a basket of commonly purchased goods.
Forms
basket · baskets