Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
basket | a container made of plaited or interwoven twigs, rushes, canes or other flexible material. |
bassinet | a kind of basket with a hood, used as a cradle. |
breadbasket | a basket for holding bread. |
caba | a woman's work-basket. |
calathos calathus | a vase-shaped Ancient Greek basket, carried on the head > CALATHI. |
cauf corf | a coal-miner's basket > CAUVES, CORVES |
ceroon seron seroon | a crate or hamper; a bale wrapped in hide. |
cesta | a basket used in the game of jai alai. |
corbeil | a basket filled with earth, set up as a defensive missile. |
corbeille | a basket of flowers. |
corf | see CAUF. |
creel | a fishing-basket; (verb) to put fish into a creel > CREELS, CREELING, CREELED. |
cresset | an iron basket for burning oil to provide light. |
flasket | a long, shallow basket, with two handles. |
frail | a rush, a basket made of rushes > FRAILS; (adj.) weak, infirm > FRAILER, FRAILEST; FRAILLY. |
gabion | a wicker or wire basket of earth or rock. |
hamper | a large basket; usu with a cover; (verb) to hinder > HAMPERS, HAMPERING, HAMPERED. |
handbasket | a basket carried in the hand. |
hask | a fish-basket. |
junket | (dial.) a rush-basket. |
kete | a Maori basket woven from flax. |
kipe | an osier basket for catching pike. |
leap | (dial.) a basket, a wicker net. |
maund | (Shakespeare) a kind of basket. |
murlain murlan murlin | a narrow-mouthed basket. |
panier pannier | a provision-basket; basket carried over one's back. |
panniered | fitted with PANNIERS, baskets carried over the back. |
pottle | a small conical fruit basket. |
punnet | a small shallow fruit basket. |
scull skull | a shallow basket for fish. |
scuttle | a shallow basket; a container for coal; (verb) to sink a ship. |
seedlip | a sower's basket. |
seron | see CEROON. |
seroon | see CEROON. |
skep | a farm basket, especially of wicker or straw; a beehive, especially domed and made of straw; (verb) to collect into a hive > SKEPS, SKEPPING, SKEPPED. [ON skeppa bushel]. |
trug | a shallow wooden basket with a handle, used for carrying flowers or fruit. |
wagger | a waste-paper basket. |
wastebasket | a basket or bin for holding discarded paper and other rubbish. |
whisket wisket | a basket; esp. a straw provender basket. |
willy willey | a willow basket; a willowing machine; (verb) to clean in a willowing machine. |
workbasket | a basket for holding materials for needlework, or the like. |