RUBBISH
/ΛΙΉΚbΙͺΚ/
14
Scrabble
16
WWF
R(1) U(1) B(3) B(3) I(1) S(1) H(4)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ΛΙΉΚbΙͺΚ/
noun
- Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash.“The rubbish is collected every Thursday in Gloucester, but on Wednesdays in Cheltenham.”
- (by extension) An item, or items, of low quality.“Much of what they sell is rubbish.”
- (by extension) Nonsense.“Everything the teacher said during that lesson was rubbish. How can she possibly think that a bass viol and a cello are the same thing?”
- Debris or ruins of buildings.
verb
- To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage.
adjective
- Exceedingly bad; awful.“This has been a rubbish day, and itβs about to get worse: my mother-in-law is coming to stay.”
interjection
- Used to express that something is exceedingly bad, awful, or terrible.“The one day I actually practice my violin, the teacher cancels the lesson. Aw, rubbish! Though at least this means you have time to play football.”
- Used to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue; balderdash!, nonsense!“Rubbish! I did nothing of the sort!”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
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