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circular file

n. Slang
A wastebasket.
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cir′cular file′


n.
a wastebasket.
[1945–50]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.circular file - a container with an open topcircular file - a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish
container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
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