rubbish (A2)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈrʌbɪʃ/

Definition

Waste material; trash or garbage.

Examples

• The street was covered in rubbish after the festival.

• Please take the rubbish out before it starts to smell.

• He threw the empty bottle into the rubbish bin.

How to Use rubbish

rubbish bin (collocation)

A container for waste. — "Put the apple core in the rubbish bin."

take out the rubbish (collocation)

To remove waste from a building. — "I need to take out the rubbish before the truck comes."

load of rubbish (idiom)

A lot of foolish or untrue statements. — "His explanation was just a load of rubbish."

Synonyms of rubbish

Words with a similar meaning to rubbish:

• trash
• garbage
• waste
• refuse

Antonyms of rubbish

Words with the opposite meaning to rubbish:

• belongings
• possessions

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