Garbage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɑː.bɪd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Garbage is a noun meaning Food waste material of any kind.
Meaning
Food waste material of any kind.
More Meanings
- (England, dialectal, Cumbria, Lancashire, archaic) Foul, rotten or unripe vegetable matter.
- Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
- Specifically, waste material destined not to be reclaimed through recycling, composting, etc.
- A place or receptacle for waste material.
- Nonsense; gibberish.
- Something or someone worthless.
- (obsolete) The bowels of an animal; refuse parts of flesh; offal.
Example Sentences
This machine translation is garbage.
He threw the newspaper into the garbage.
The garbage truck collects all residential municipal waste.
Oh, don't put the empty milk jug in that bin—that one's for garbage.
Word Forms
- garbidge
- garbages
- garbaging
- garbaged
Synonyms for garbage
Depending on context, synonyms include gubbins, leftovers, scraps, junk, refuse, rubbish.
Antonyms for garbage
Common opposites include recyclable, asset, catch, prize, resource, treasure.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include refuse, scraps, littering, junkyard, dump, debris.
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