hand-basket

hand-bas·ket

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hand bas-kit, bah-skit]
- /hænd ˈbæs kɪt, ˈbɑ skɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hand bas-kit, bah-skit]
- /hænd ˈbæs kɪt, ˈbɑ skɪt/

Definitions of hand-basket word

noun hand-basket a small basket with a handle for carrying by hand. 1
idioms hand-basket go to hell in a handbasket, to degenerate quickly and decisively: The economy has gone to hell in a handbasket. 1

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Origin of hand-basket

First appearance:

before 1485

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1485-95; hand + basket

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Parts of speech for Hand-basket

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hand-basket popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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