English noun: garbage |
1. | garbage (substance) food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) |
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| Synonyms | food waste, refuse, scraps |
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| Broader (hypernym) | waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product |
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2. | garbage (communication) a worthless message |
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| Synonyms | drivel |
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| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | applesauce, buncombe, bunk, bunkum, chickenshit, codswallop, folderol, guff, hogwash, pablum, pap, rot, rubbish, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash |
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3. | garbage (artifact) a receptacle where waste can be discarded |
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| Samples | She tossed the moldy bread into the garbage.
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| Broader (hypernym) | receptacle |
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