garbage
noun [U] /ˈɡɑː.bɪdʒ/
/ˈɡɑːr-/ Definition
B1 US (UK rubbish) waste material or unwanted things that you throw awayRubbish and wasteEnvironmental issues › nonsense or stupid ideas: He talks a lot of garbage about education.Nonsense
(Definition of garbage noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- crap noun (BAD QUALITY)
- debris noun
- detritus noun
- dross noun
- effluent noun
- flotsam noun
- froth noun (NOT SERIOUS)
- fumes noun
- jumble noun (OLD THINGS)
- junk noun (RUBBISH)
- kitsch noun
- refuse noun
- rubbish noun
- rubble noun
- schlock noun
- scrap heap noun
- scrap noun (METAL)
- scum noun (DIRT)
- tat noun (LOW QUALITY)
- waste product noun
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