Associations to the word «Ashcan»
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Wiktionary
ASHCAN, noun. A container for ashes, used in times past for accumulating ashes generated from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere. A dustbin.
ASHCAN, noun. (US) (slang) A kind of large firecracker.
ASHCAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art.
ASHCAN, adjective. Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark, not intended for general release; later used for promotional comic books intended for limited release to the public.
Dictionary definition
ASHCAN, noun. A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.