afval — meaning in English
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English meaning
- debris noun Scattered pieces of wreckage, rubble, or litter left after something is destroyed or broken apart.
- detritus noun Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
- garbage noun Waste material, especially food scraps and household rubbish, thrown away as useless.
- grime noun A layer of dirt, soot, or grease that has built up and is hard to remove.
- litter noun Rubbish or trash left lying around in a public place.
- ordure noun Dung, excrement.
- refuse verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
- tailings noun The waste material left over after valuable minerals have been extracted from ore during mining.
- waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
Senses
afval is used for these senses in English:
- debris Litter and discarded refuse.
- garbage Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
- grime Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
- ordure Dung, excrement.
- refuse Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
- tailings (mining) The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining.
- waste Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
detritus — full definition
- noun Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
- noun Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
- noun Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
- noun Rock consisting of accumulated debris from decayed rocks, like sand, that often is joined by cement.