Trash (rubbish)

Trash (rubbish)
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  • Rubbish — Rub bish, n. [OE. robows, robeux, rubble, originally an Old French plural from an assumed dim. of robe, probably in the sense of trash; cf. It. robaccia trash, roba stuff, goods, wares, robe. Thus, etymologically rubbish is the pl. of rubble. See …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rubbish pulley — Rubbish Rub bish, n. [OE. robows, robeux, rubble, originally an Old French plural from an assumed dim. of robe, probably in the sense of trash; cf. It. robaccia trash, roba stuff, goods, wares, robe. Thus, etymologically rubbish is the pl. of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trash — Trash, n. [Cf. Icel. tros rubbish, leaves, and twigs picked up for fuel, trassi a slovenly fellow, Sw. trasa a rag, tatter.] 1. That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse. [1913 Webster] Who steals my purse steals trash. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trash ice — Trash Trash, n. [Cf. Icel. tros rubbish, leaves, and twigs picked up for fuel, trassi a slovenly fellow, Sw. trasa a rag, tatter.] 1. That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse. [1913 Webster] Who steals my purse steals trash. Shak.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trash — /trash/, n. 1. anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish. 2. foolish or pointless ideas, talk, or writing; nonsense. 3. a worthless or disreputable person. 4. such persons collectively. 5. literary or artistic material of poor or… …   Universalium

  • trash — [n1] garbage debris, dregs, droppings, dross, excess, filth, fragments, junk, leavings, litter, oddments, odds and ends*, offal, pieces, refuse, residue, rubbish, rubble, rummage, scourings, scrap, scraps, scum*, sediment, shavings, sweepings,… …   New thesaurus

  • trash — trash1 [trash] n. [prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. trask, lumber, trash, akin to ON tros, broken twigs < IE base * der , to tear, split off > TEAR1] 1. parts that have been broken off, stripped off, etc., esp. leaves, twigs, husks, and… …   English World dictionary

  • trash bin — trash can UK / US or trash bin UK / US noun [countable] Word forms trash can : singular trash can plural trash cans American a rubbish bin …   English dictionary

  • trash can — UK / US or trash bin UK / US noun [countable] Word forms trash can : singular trash can plural trash cans American a rubbish bin …   English dictionary

  • rubbish — is used in BrE to mean ‘household refuse’. The corresponding term in AmE, and in some other non British varieties, is garbage or (in some contexts) trash, and a dustbin outside Britain is a garbage can or trash can …   Modern English usage

  • rubbish — [n1] garbage debris, dregs, dross, junk, litter, lumber, offal, refuse, rubble, rummage, scrap, sweepings, trash, waste; concept 260 Ant. possessions, property rubbish [n2] nonsense balderdash, bilge*, bunkum, drivel, gibberish, hogwash, hooey*,… …   New thesaurus

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