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refuse heap
noun as in compost heap
Weak matches
noun as in dump
Strongest match
noun as in landfill
Example Sentences
"While it was common throughout the year, it usually came in warm summers when flies could breed on refuse heaps and in pit latrines."
Among the whites, the men stand triumphantly at the top; their women cringe, sigh, and faint below; and the Asians are left to scramble for what's left, like beggars at a refuse heap.
Trey Burke, a midseason refuse heap find, looked as if he was capable of playing explosive minutes off the bench.
Feral dogs roamed the island; domesticated pigs and cows feasted at the community’s refuse heap.
The five prehistoric sites had shell middens, also known as refuse heaps, giving insight into the diet of those who lived or worked there.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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