refuse matter
11refuse — I v 1. reject, spurn, disdain, say no or nay, refuse to consider, refuse point blank, put one s foot down, not budge an inch, not yield an inch, turn thumbs down, shake one s head at; decline, Inf. pass up or by, Inf. not buy; abstain from, stand …
12refuse — Synonyms and related words: abjure, afterglow, afterimage, balance, ban, bar, be unmoved, be unwilling, beat back, beg off, bilge, bilgewater, bones, brush aside, brush off, butt, butt end, candle ends, carrion, castaway, castoff, chaff, chase,… …
13refuse — refuse1 [rɪ fju:z] verb indicate unwillingness to do something. ↘indicate unwillingness to accept or grant (something offered or requested). ↘(of a horse) decline to jump (a fence or other obstacle). Derivatives refusal noun refuser noun Origin… …
14refuse heap — noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter • Syn: ↑garbage heap, ↑junk heap, ↑rubbish heap, ↑scrapheap, ↑trash heap, ↑junk pile, ↑trash pile • Hypernyms …
15refuse — I. v. a. 1. Deny, decline. 2. Reject, repudiate, exclude, repel, rebuff, decline. II. n. Dross, scum, dregs, sediment, lees, draff, recrement, rubbish, trash, offscum, offscouring, scoria, slag, offal, garbage, waste matter. III. a. Worthless,… …
16waste matter — noun any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted they collect the waste once a week much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers • Syn: ↑waste, ↑waste material, ↑waste product • Derivationally related forms: ↑waste …
17ejecta — Refuse matter; offal …
18Dross — (dr[o^]s; 115), n. [AS. dros, fr. dre[ o]san to fall. See {Dreary}.] 1. The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of melting; recrement. [1913 Webster] 2. Rust of metals. [R.]… …
19Coom — Coom, n. [Cf. G. kahm mold gathered on liquids, D. kam, Sw. kimr[ o]k pine soot, smoke black, Icel. k[=a]m grime, film of dirt.] Soot; coal dust; refuse matter, as the dirty grease which comes from axle boxes, or the refuse at the mouth of an… …
20Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 — The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 is the oldest federal environmental law in the United States. [March 3, 1899, Ch. 425, Sec. 9, 30 Stat. 1151. USC|33|401.] The Act makes it a misdemeanor to discharge refuse matter of any kind into the navigable …
