rubbish
noun [U] /ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/Definition
B1 mainly UK (US garbage, also trash) waste material or things that are no longer wanted or needed: I forgot to put the rubbish out this morning. Put the empty box in the rubbish bin. Take the old furniture to the rubbish dump.Rubbish and wasteEnvironmental issues B2 informal something that you think is very low quality or not true: The film was rubbish. His ideas are a load of (old) rubbish.Rubbish and wasteEnvironmental issuesNonsense
(Definition of rubbish 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)
- jetsam noun
- jumble noun (OLD THINGS)
- junk noun (RUBBISH)
- kitsch noun
- litter verb
- refuse 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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