refuse (noun)
101shield law — noun : a law that protects journalists from forced disclosure of confidential news sources * * * a law protecting journalists from forced disclosure of confidential sources of information. [1970 75] * * * shield law noun (N American) A law that… …
102refusnik — noun see refusenik * * * refusenik or refusnik /ri fūzˈnik/ noun 1. (see ↑ nik) formerly, a dissident Soviet citizen, esp a Soviet Jew wishing to emigrate 2. Generally, a dissident (informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑refuse …
103ash can — noun Date: 1894 1. a metal receptacle for refuse 2. slang depth charge …
104beachcomber — noun Date: 1840 1. a white man living as a drifter or loafer especially on the islands of the South Pacific 2. a person who searches along a shore (as for salable refuse or for seashells) • beachcomb verb …
105cesspit — noun Etymology: cesspool + pit Date: 1777 a pit for the disposal of refuse (as sewage) …
106cullet — noun Etymology: perhaps from French cueillette act of gathering, from Latin collecta, from feminine of collectus, past participle of colligere Date: 1817 broken or refuse glass usually added to new material to facilitate melting in making glass …
107dustheap — noun Date: 1599 1. a pile of refuse 2. a category of forgotten items < the dustheap of history New Republic > …
108fifth — noun (plural fifths) Etymology: Middle English fifte, fifthe, from Old English fīfta, from fīf five Date: before 12th century 1. see number table 2. a. the musical interval embracing five diatonic degrees b. a tone at this interval; specifically… …
109filth — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳlth, from fūl foul Date: before 12th century 1. foul or putrid matter; especially loathsome dirt or refuse 2. a. moral corruption or defilement b. something that tends to corrupt or defile …
110kitchen midden — noun Date: 1863 a refuse heap; specifically a mound marking the site of a primitive human habitation …
