<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A container made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or other flexible material woven together.</li><li>A container made of pieces of thin veneer, used for packing berries, vegetables, etc.</li><li>The amount contained in a basket; a basketful: to pick a basket of apples.</li><li>Anything like a basket in shape or use: He never empties my wastepaper basket.</li><li>Any group of things or different things grouped as a unit; a package; package deal: You can't buy the single stock; you have to take the basket—all companies, stocks, and bonds.</li><li>The car or gondola suspended beneath a balloon, as for carrying passengers or scientific instruments into the atmosphere.</li><li>Basketball: an open net suspended from a metal rim attached to the backboard and through which the ball must pass in order for a player to score points; a score, counting two for a field goal and one for a free throw. Also called snow ring.</li><li>Skiing: a ring strapped to the base of a ski pole to limit penetration of the pole in the snow.</li><li>Slang: Vulgar, the male genitals, especially when outlined by a tight-fitting garment.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>