rubble
noun [U] /ˈrʌb.l̩/Definition
› the piles of broken stone and bricks, etc. that are left when a building falls down or is destroyed: The bomb reduced the house to rubble.Rubbish and wasteEnvironmental issues › small pieces of stone or rock used for buildingBuilding materials
(Definition of rubble 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
- jetsam noun
- jumble noun (OLD THINGS)
- junk noun (RUBBISH)
- kitsch noun
- refuse noun
- rubbish noun
- schlock noun
- scrap heap noun
- scrap noun (METAL)
- scum noun (DIRT)
- tat noun (LOW QUALITY)
- waste product noun
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