rubbish
rubbish is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, rubbish is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofrubbish
- Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash.
Example: "The rubbish is collected every Thursday in Gloucester, but on Wednesdays in Cheltenham."
- (by extension) An item, or items, of low quality.
Example: "Much of what they sell is rubbish."
- (by extension) Nonsense.
Example: "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.
- To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage.
- Exceedingly bad; awful.
Synonyms: abysmal, crappy, horrendous, shitty, terrible
Example: "This has been a rubbish day, and it’s about to get worse: my mother-in-law is coming to stay."
- Used to express that something is exceedingly bad, awful, or terrible.
Example: "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!
Example: "Rubbish! I did nothing of the sort!"
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