dump
noun [C] /dʌmp/Definition
C1 (UK also rubbish dump) a place where people are allowed to leave their rubbish: I need to clear out the shed and take everything I don't want to the dump.Rubbish and wasteEnvironmental issues C2 informal a very unpleasant and untidy place: His room is an absolute dump!Unpleasant placesPlaces and locations › a place where things of a particular type are stored, especially by an army: an ammunition/arms/weapons/food dumpKeeping and storing things
(Definition of dump noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- debris noun
- detritus noun
- dross noun
- effluent noun
- flotsam noun
- froth noun (NOT SERIOUS)
- jetsam noun
- jumble noun (OLD THINGS)
- junk noun (RUBBISH)
- kitsch noun
- litter verb
- refuse noun
- rubbish noun
- rubble noun
- schlock noun
- scrap heap noun
- scrap noun (METAL)
- spoil noun (EARTH)
- tat noun (LOW QUALITY)
- waste product noun
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