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rub·bish
 rubbish
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- pronunciation:
- ruh
bihsh
- parts of speech:
- noun, interjection
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
worthless, discarded material or objects; garbage; trash.
The rubbish is picked up once a week in our neighborhood.
- synonyms:
- dross, garbage, refuse, trash
- similar words:
- junk, offal, rejection, waste
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| definition 2: |
worthless or foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
I don't believe a word of that rubbish!- synonyms:
- balderdash, drivel, folderol, garbage, hogwash, malarkey, nonsense, twaddle
- similar words:
- bilge, bunk, humbug, rot, stuff, trash
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| related words: |
debris, double-talk, drivel, humbug, jabber, litter, poppycock, waste |
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| part of speech: |
interjection |
| definition: |
nonsense; humbug.
Rubbish! I don't believe a word of it.- synonyms:
- rot
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| derivation: |
rubbishy (adj.) |
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