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dumping ground

dump ground
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhmp ground]
    • /dʌmp graʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhmp ground]
    • /dʌmp graʊnd/

Definitions of dumping ground words

  • noun dumping ground dump (def 17). 1
  • countable noun dumping ground If you say that a place is a dumping ground for something, usually something unwanted, you mean that people leave or send large quantities of that thing there. 0
  • noun dumping ground somewhere where people send large quantities of something unwanted 0

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Origin of dumping ground

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Dumping ground

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dumping ground popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

dumping ground usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dumping ground

noun dumping ground

  • depot — A depot is a place where large amounts of raw materials, equipment, arms, or other supplies are kept until they are needed.
  • swamp — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
  • magazine — a publication that is issued periodically, usually bound in a paper cover, and typically contains essays, stories, poems, etc., by many writers, and often photographs and drawings, frequently specializing in a particular subject or area, as hobbies, news, or sports.
  • cesspool — A cesspool is the same as a cesspit.
  • junkyard — a yard for the collection, storage, and resale of junk.

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