panier

Definitions of panier
  1. noun
    a basket usually with a cover
    synonyms: corbeille
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    types:
    coffre à linge
    a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried
  2. noun
    horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
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    type of:
    but
    game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
  3. noun
    a container that is usually woven and has handles
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    types:
    corbeille
    a basket usually with a cover
    panier à provisions
    a handbasket used to carry goods while shopping
    coffre à linge
    a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried
    type of:
    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)
  4. noun
    the quantity contained in a basket
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    type of:
    contenu
    the quantity that a container will hold
  5. noun
    a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
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    type of:
    marque, score
    the act of scoring in a game or sport
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