Circular File (Noun)
Meaning
A container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The unwanted documents went directly into the circular file on the corner of the desk.
- After sorting through the piles of papers, she tossed the junk mail into the circular file.
- He crumpled up the failed design and deposited it into the circular file.
- The circular file by the copier was always filled to the brim with rejected printouts and drafts.
- As she cleaned out her office, she tossed anything she no longer needed into the circular file.