garbageUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgɑːrbɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgɑrbɪdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gär′bij)
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rubbish
In British English, waste food and other unwanted things that you throw away are called rubbish. Illegal dumping of household rubbish was very common. In American English, waste food is called garbage and other things that are thrown away are called trash. There were rotting piles of garbage everywhere. They dumped their trash on the street. 'garbage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Forum discussions with the word(s) "garbage" in the title: a decline of 1 million tons less garbage than normal - English Only forum
a piece of large garbage /a large piece of garbage - English Only forum all the garbage cans each have - English Only forum Clean up the garbage - English Only forum contributed every week to the garbage papers - English Only forum Don't forget to take out the garbage again. - English Only forum Don't throw the garbage. - English Only forum dug up garbage on the wrong guy - English Only forum Dust bin VS Garbage bin [dustbin, garbage can, trash can] - English Only forum dustcart/garbage truck/refuse collection vehicle - English Only forum edible garbage - English Only forum fellоw garbage-bellу - English Only forum freebies on the curb, or sour wrecks from garbage bins - English Only forum garbage bag with sheets - English Only forum garbage basket - English Only forum garbage burner? - English Only forum Garbage in a sense becomes those who process and remove it - English Only forum Garbage like empowerment isn't a substitute for hard work." - English Only forum Garbage mine - English Only forum garbage or trash - English Only forum garbage shaft in apartment buildings - English Only forum Garbage sorting - English Only forum garbage throws in here - English Only forum garbage time - English Only forum garbage vs. rubbish - English Only forum garbage vs. some garbage - English Only forum garbage/rubbish + can/bin - English Only forum garbage/trash/rubbish/bin bags, bin liners - English Only forum geezer-garbage - English Only forum give your garbage to - English Only forum more...
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