noun Download 🔗Share A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site. Examples : "A toxic waste dump." environment area place utility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share An act of dumping, or its result. Examples : "The new XML dump is coming soon." action outcome Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A formatted listing of the contents of program storage, especially when produced automatically by a failing program Examples : "The programmer analyzed the memory dumps to find the cause of the program crash. " computing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A storage place for supplies, especially military. Examples : "The army's supply trucks delivered food and ammunition to the dumps near the front lines. " military place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share (often with the verb "take") An act of defecation; a defecating. Examples : "I have to take a dump." physiology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually in the plural) A sad, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; despondency Examples : "After failing the exam, she was in the dumps for days. " mind emotion condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A temporary display case that holds many copies of an item being sold. Examples : "The grocery store had several dumps of colorful cereal boxes near the checkout lanes to encourage impulse buys. " business commerce item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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