屑 — meaning in English

English meaning

• crumb noun A tiny fragment of bread, cake, or similar food.
• rubbish noun (chiefly British) Waste material; trash or garbage.

Senses

屑 is used for these senses in English:

• crumb A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
• rubbish (chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) Exceedingly bad; awful.

crumb — full definition

1. noun A tiny fragment of bread, cake, or similar food.
2. verb To coat food with breadcrumbs, or to break something into small crumbs.

rubbish — full definition

1. noun (chiefly British) Waste material; trash or garbage.
2. noun Nonsense; something untrue or absurd.
3. adjective (informal, British) Very poor in quality; bad.
4. verb To criticize or dismiss something harshly.

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