Garbage

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Antonyms 1.1.3 Derived terms 1.1.4 Translations 1.2 See also

English

Noun

Garbage (uncountable)

1. Any leftover waste or scraps or material deemed useless or disposable.

• (The designation of an item as garbage can be highly subjective and subject to change. An item once thought to be garbage may in fact prove (if not treated as garbage and disposed) to have priceless value such as afterbirth which, along with the umbilical cord, constitute a valuable material resource for stem cell and other biological research.)

Synonyms

• junk
• refuse
• rubbish
• waste

Antonyms

• asset
• resource
• recyclable
• valuable
• artifact
• treasure
• find
• prize
• catch

Derived terms

• garbage bin
• garbage dump
• garbage man
• garbage truck
• garbo
• garbologist

Translations

Chinese: 垃圾 Dutch: huisvuil n Finnish: roskat, jätteet, jäte French: ordures plural German: Abfall m Greek: απορρίματα plural Hindi: कचरा (kačrā) Italian: immondizia f

Japanese: 廃物 Korean: 쓰레기 Marathi: कचरा (kačrā) Portuguese: lixo m Russian: отброс m (otbros) Spanish: basura f Telugu: చెత్త (chetta)

See also

• Wikipedia article on garbage

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