Refuse - English meaning

noun

Scattered pieces of rubbish or remains.

Usage examples:

Workmen were clearing the roads of the debris from shattered buildings

noun

Broken or torn pieces left from the destruction of something larger

Usage examples:

After the tornado, debris from damaged trees and houses littered the town.

noun

Broken or torn pieces of something larger

Usage examples:

Debris from the aircraft was scattered over a large area.

noun

Waste or debris of any kind.

Usage examples:

The streets were foul with detritus

noun

Waste material or rubbish, especially left after a particular event

Usage examples:

Detritus of the stadium was littered with the detritus of yesterday's concert.

noun

A loose mass of decaying material

noun

Rubbish; trash.

Usage examples:

This so-called art is pure dreck

noun

Something of poor quality

Usage examples:

Most of what's on tv is dreck.

plural noun

The remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment.

Usage examples:

Coffee dregs

plural noun

Small, solid pieces that sink to the bottom of a liquid

Usage examples:

Coffee dregs, the dregs of society

noun

The small solid pieces that sink to the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee, that are not usually drunk

Usage examples:

I wanted a last drink of coffee, but there were only dregs left., dregs of he emptied the dregs of …

noun

Something regarded as worthless; rubbish.

Usage examples:

There are bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross

noun

Something that has no use or no value

Usage examples:

So much of what's on tv is pure dross., we read all the manuscripts but 95 percent are dross.

abbreviation

General aviation.

abbreviation

Georgia (us).

abbreviation

Galatians (in biblical references).

noun

Rubbish or waste, especially domestic refuse.

Usage examples:

Garbage littered the estate

Worthless material that is to be disposed of

noun

Waste material, esp. unwanted food, or a container in which waste is kept

Usage examples:

She threw the cheese in the garbage., take the garbage can/bags out to the curb to be picked up., t…

noun

Old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value.

Usage examples:

The cellars are full of junk

verb

Discard or abandon unceremoniously.

Usage examples:

Sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest

noun

A flat-bottomed sailing vessel of a kind typical of china and the east indies, with a prominent stem and lugsails.

Usage examples:

There is some evidence for development of robust, high-seas sailing junks in china by thirteenth ce…

noun

The disposal of waste material by burying it, especially as a method of filling in and reclaiming excavated pits.

Usage examples:

Landfill sites

verb

Bury in a landfill.

Usage examples:

Many tons of edible food are landfilled

noun

A place where garbage is buried

Usage examples:

[ u ] the shopping center was built on landfill.

plural noun

Things that have been left as worthless.

Usage examples:

She dropped her lunch leavings into a bin

noun

The things that a person or an animal leaves when they have finished doing something

Usage examples:

The leavings from the grinding of seeds and grain will be checked for starch and protein content., …

plural noun

The sediment of wine in the barrel; dregs.

Usage examples:

The wine is aged on the lees in the bottle for about three years prior to disgorgement.

phrase

The substance that is left at the bottom of a container of liquid, especially a container of wine or beer

Usage examples:

After several months, the wine is removed from the lees and placed into clean barrels., they can re…

noun

Something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used.

Usage examples:

Everyone wanted seconds, so there were no leftovers

adjective

Remaining; surplus.

Usage examples:

Yesterday's leftover bread

noun

Food remaining from a previous meal

noun

Rubbish such as paper, cans, and bottles left lying in an open or public place.

Usage examples:

Always clear up after a picnic and never drop litter

verb

Make (a place or area) untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about.

Usage examples:

Clothes and newspapers littered the floor

noun

Pieces of paper and other small objects that have been thrown out and are left on the ground in public places

Usage examples:

The park was littered with bottles and soda cans after the concert.

noun

Worthless material; rubbish.

Usage examples:

At left centre i can just be seen in a yellow helmet dumping a barrow load of mullock over the side…

noun

Waste material; refuse or litter.

Usage examples:

Householders may be charged for the removal of non-recyclable rubbish

verb

Criticize severely and reject as worthless.

Usage examples:

He rubbished the idea of a european community-wide carbon tax

adjective

Very bad; worthless or useless.

Usage examples:

People might say i was a rubbish manager

noun

Waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as the debris from the demolition of buildings.

Usage examples:

Two buildings collapsed, trapping scores of people in the rubble

noun

Broken wood, stones, bricks, etc., that are left when a building falls down or is destroyed

noun

A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.

Usage examples:

I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper

verb

Discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.

Usage examples:

A bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant

verb

Engage in a minor fight or quarrel.

Usage examples:

The older boys started scrapping with me

noun

Waste water and excrement conveyed in sewers.

Usage examples:

Sewage treatment

noun

Waste and liquid from toilets

Usage examples:

The storm caused raw sewage to flow into the bay.

noun

Stony waste matter separated from metals during the smelting or refining of ore.

Usage examples:

The burning liquid iron was forming a scum of slag

verb

Criticize (someone) in an abusive and insulting manner.

Usage examples:

The film has been slagged by many critics for its improbable plot

verb

(of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container, typically as a result of careless handling.

Usage examples:

Water slopped over the edge of the sink

noun

Waste water from a kitchen, bathroom, or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand.

Usage examples:

Sink slops

noun

A workman's loose outer garment.

noun

The action or process of spoiling, especially the deterioration of food and other perishable goods.

Usage examples:

The job is generally done on the last or second-to-last day of setup to avoid smelly food spoilage.

noun

Waste water from household sinks, showers, and baths, but not waste liquid or excreta from toilets.

Usage examples:

During heavy rains the streets and even houses get flooded with knee-deep sullage water, bringing a…

noun

Dirt or refuse collected by sweeping.

Usage examples:

The sweepings from the house

adjective

Extending or performed in a long, continuous curve.

Usage examples:

Sweeping, desolate moorlands

adjective

Wide in range or effect.

Usage examples:

We cannot recommend any sweeping alterations

noun

Waste material; refuse.

Usage examples:

The subway entrance was blocked with trash

verb

Damage or destroy.

Usage examples:

My apartment's been totally trashed

noun

Anything that is worthless and of low quality; waste

Usage examples:

We filled three cans with trash from the garage., i simply trash that kind of mail., some people se…

verb

Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Usage examples:

We can't afford to waste electricity

adjective

(of a material, substance, or by-product) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.

Usage examples:

Ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly

noun

An act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Usage examples:

It's a waste of time trying to argue with him