REFUSE


Meaning of REFUSE in English

I. verb

1.

Synonyms: decline 4, disapprove, dismiss, reject, reprobate, repudiate, spurn, turn down

2.

Synonyms: deny 2, disallow, keep back, withhold

II. noun

matter that is regarded as worthless and fit only for throwing away

heaps of refuse left by the former tenant

Synonyms: ||collateral, debris, dreck, ||dust, garbage, junk, kelter, litter, ||muck, ||mullock, offal, outsweepings, ||pelf, riffraff, rubbish, ||sculch, spilth, sweepings, swill, trash, waste

Related Word: dump, dustheap; rejectamenta, scraps; lumber; offscouring(s)

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