Müll — 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.
- dross noun Rubbish or unwanted, impure material.
- garbage noun Waste material, especially food scraps and household rubbish, thrown away as useless.
- landfill noun A site where waste is buried in the ground under layers of soil.
- litter noun Rubbish or trash left lying around in a public place.
- refuse verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
- rubbish noun (chiefly British) Waste material; trash or garbage.
- trash noun Discarded material; garbage or rubbish.
- waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
Senses
Müll is used for these senses in English:
- cruft (slang) Anything that is old or of inferior quality.
- debris Litter and discarded refuse.
- dross Waste or impure matter.
- garbage Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
- landfill (uncountable) Such material that is disposed.
- refuse Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
- rubbish Used to express that something is exceedingly bad, awful, or terrible.
- trash (chiefly, North American) Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
dross — full definition
- noun Rubbish or unwanted, impure material.
- noun A scum that forms on top of melted metal when it oxidizes.
- noun Impurities found within metal.
- noun Waste material left over from metalworking.
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