noun๐ShareRefuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash."The rubbish is collected every Thursday in Gloucester, but on Wednesdays in Cheltenham."environmentitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐Share(by extension) An item, or items, of low quality."Much of what they sell is rubbish."qualityitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐Share(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?"languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareDebris or ruins of buildings."After the earthquake, the city was filled with rubbish from collapsed buildings. "buildingarchitecturedisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage."The manager constantly rubbishes her employees' ideas, making them feel unvalued. "languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective๐ShareExceedingly bad; awful."This has been a rubbish day, and itโs about to get worse: my mother-in-law is coming to stay."attitudelanguagestylequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection๐ShareUsed 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."languageexclamationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection๐ShareUsed to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue; balderdash!, nonsense!"Rubbish! I did nothing of the sort!"languagecommunicationwordexclamationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading