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REFUSE HEAP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does refuse heap mean? 

REFUSE HEAP (noun)
  The noun REFUSE HEAP has 1 sense:

1. an accumulation of refuse and discarded matterplay

  Familiarity information: REFUSE HEAP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REFUSE HEAP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An accumulation of refuse and discarded matter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

garbage heap; junk heap; junk pile; refuse heap; rubbish heap; scrapheap; trash heap; trash pile

Hypernyms ("refuse heap" is a kind of...):

dump; dumpsite; garbage dump; rubbish dump; trash dump; waste-yard; wasteyard (a piece of land where waste materials are dumped)


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