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English noun: garbage

1. garbage (substance) food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)


Synonymsfood waste, refuse, scraps


Broader (hypernym)waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product

2. garbage (communication) a worthless message


Synonymsdrivel


Broader (hypernym)content, message, subject matter, substance


Narrower (hyponym)applesauce, buncombe, bunk, bunkum, chickenshit, codswallop, folderol, guff, hogwash, pablum, pap, rot, rubbish, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash

3. garbage (artifact) a receptacle where waste can be discarded


SamplesShe tossed the moldy bread into the garbage.


Broader (hypernym)receptacle









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