Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for rubbish

rubbish

noun as in garbage

noun as in nonsense

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Teachers, medical staff and rubbish collectors will all be joining the rolling industrial action which is set to end in a general strike on Wednesday.

Read more on BBC

Residents living near a house which has had rubbish "piled high on the driveway" for months have called on the council to take action.

Read more on BBC

Affectionately referred to as trash pandas, the masked mammals known for rummaging rubbish bins for easy food, are evolving based on their proximity to humans, even starting to look cuter, a new study says.

Read more on BBC

"I thought we were pretty rubbish to be honest, but who cares?" he said.

Read more on BBC

“Bah! No. It is some nonsense belonging to the children. A book of poetry, translated from the German. Pure rubbish, in my opinion.”

Read more on Literature

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement