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- [trash]
- /træʃ/
- /træʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trash]
- /træʃ/
Definitions of trash word
- noun trash anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish. 1
- noun trash foolish or pointless ideas, talk, or writing; nonsense. 1
- noun trash a worthless or disreputable person. 1
- noun trash such persons collectively. 1
- noun trash literary or artistic material of poor or inferior quality. 1
- noun trash broken or torn bits, as twigs, splinters, rags, or the like. 1
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Origin of trash
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English trasches (plural), apparently cognate with Norwegian trask rubbish; akin to Old English trus brushwood, Old Norse tros rubbish
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Parts of speech for Trash
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trash popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trash usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trash
verb trash
- abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- assail — If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly.
- assault — An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy.
- axe — An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
noun trash
- balderdash — If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
- banana — Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.
- bilge — The bilge or the bilges are the flat bottom part of a ship or boat.
- bosh — empty or meaningless talk or opinions; nonsense
- bs — BS is an abbreviation for 'British Standard', which is a standard that something sold in Britain must reach in a test to prove that it is satisfactory or safe. Each standard has a number for reference.
Antonyms for trash
noun trash
- collectible — that can be collected
- collectibles — capable of being collected.
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