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    rubbish heap

    noun

    • 1. a pile of waste or discarded material: British "the old manuscripts were found in a rubbish heap"

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › rubbish-heapRUBBISH HEAP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Rubbish consists of unwanted things or waste material such as used paper, empty tins and bottles, and waste food. [...] [mainly British] regional note: in AM, usually use garbage, trash. See full entry for 'rubbish' Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. COBUILD Collocations. rubbish heap.

    • American

      A rubbish heap outside an abandoned gold-prospector's hut...

    • Rubbish Tip

      2 meanings: British → another name for rubbish dump British...

    • Rubbish Tin

      2 meanings: New Zealand → another name for rubbish bin...

    • Rubbish Collection

      British the collection of domestic refuse for disposal.......

    • Rubbish Dump

      British a place or area where waste materials are dumped.......

    • Rubbish Chute

      British an inclined channel or vertical passage down which...

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rubbish heapRubbish heap - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of rubbish heap. noun. an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter. synonyms: garbage heap, junk heap, junk pile, refuse heap, scrapheap, trash heap, trash pile. see more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › rubbish-heapRUBBISH HEAP - 4 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    noun. These are words and phrases related to rubbish heap. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. DUMP. Synonyms. dumping ground. refuse pile. junkyard. Synonyms for rubbish heap from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc. Browse. rubberneck. rubbery. rubbing. rubbish heap.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › rubbish+heapRubbish heap - definition of rubbish heap by The Free Dictionary

    Define rubbish heap. rubbish heap synonyms, rubbish heap pronunciation, rubbish heap translation, English dictionary definition of rubbish heap. Noun 1. rubbish heap - an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter garbage heap, junk heap, junk pile, refuse heap, scrapheap, trash heap, trash pile...

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › rubbish-heap_nrubbish heap, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

    The earliest known use of the noun rubbish heap is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for rubbish heap is from 1632, in a translation by John Vicars, chronicler and poet. rubbish heap is formed within English, by compounding.

  7. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishRUBBISH HEAP - Definition in English - bab.la

    rubbish heap noun (mainly British English) a pile of waste or discarded material the old manuscripts were found in a rubbish heap most theories are eventually consigned to the rubbish heap (figurative) Examples Long-term plans on how to get rid of the borough's annual rubbish heap of 148,000 tonnes have proved a problem.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › garbage+heapgarbage heap - The Free Dictionary

    Noun. 1. garbage heap - an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter. junk heap, junk pile, refuse heap, rubbish heap, scrapheap, trash heap, trash pile. dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, wasteyard, waste-yard, dump - a piece of land where waste materials are dumped.