I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ domestic , household (both esp. BrE )
▪ human
… OF REFUSE
▪ heap , pile
VERB + REFUSE
▪ dump
▪
People just dump their ~ in the street.
▪ collect ( esp. BrE )
▪
Refuse is collected on Fridays.
REFUSE + NOUN
▪ collection , disposal
▪ collector ( BrE )
▪
I had a part-time job as a ~ collector.
▪ dump , heap ( esp. AmE )
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ absolutely , utterly
▪ adamantly , obstinately , resolutely , staunchly ( esp. AmE ), steadfastly , stubbornly , vehemently
▪ categorically , flatly , point-blank , simply
▪
Gerard ~d point-blank to cooperate.
▪ explicitly ( esp. AmE ), pointedly
▪
The demand for an apology was pointedly ~d.
▪ politely
▪ consistently
▪ repeatedly
▪
The Court has repeatedly ~d to bend on this point.
VERB + REFUSE
▪ cannot
▪
They made me an offer I couldn't ~.
▪ can hardly
▪ be entitled to , have the right to
▪
Workers should be entitled to ~ to work under these conditions.
▪ be churlish to , seem churlish to (both BrE )
▪
She offered them tea and it seemed churlish to ~.
▪ dare to
▪
He didn't dare to ~.
▪ continue to
Refuse is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ authority , ↑ court , ↑ judge , ↑ union
Refuse is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ access , ↑ admission , ↑ admittance , ↑ application , ↑ approval , ↑ assignment , ↑ asylum , ↑ authorization , ↑ bail , ↑ citizenship , ↑ clearance , ↑ communion , ↑ compensation , ↑ consent , ↑ credit , ↑ crown , ↑ demand , ↑ entry , ↑ exemption , ↑ funding , ↑ help , ↑ injunction , ↑ invitation , ↑ knighthood , ↑ leave , ↑ licence , ↑ offer , ↑ pardon , ↑ participation , ↑ passage , ↑ patent , ↑ payment , ↑ permission , ↑ recognition , ↑ refund , ↑ request , ↑ sex , ↑ shelter , ↑ status , ↑ treatment , ↑ visa