1. basket - Noun
2. basket - Verb
A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes, splints, or other flexible material, interwoven.
The contents of a basket; as much as a basket contains; as, a basket of peaches.
The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.
The two back seats facing one another on the outside of a stagecoach.
To put into a basket.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA wise man does not trust all his eggs to one basket. Miguel de Cervantes
The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket. Andrew Carnegie
Conventional wisdom is not to put all of your eggs in one basket. 80/20 wisdom is to choose a basket carefully, load all your eggs into it, and then watch it like a hawk. Richard Koch
The rattan basket criticizes the palm leaf basket, still both are full of holes. Filipino Proverb
A pretty basket does not prevent worries. African Congo Proverb
Without stooping down for the mushroom, you cannot put it in your basket. Russian Proverb