garbages

gar·bage

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gahr-bij]
- /ˈgɑr bɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gahr-bij]
- /ˈgɑr bɪdʒ/

Definitions of garbages word

noun garbages discarded animal and vegetable matter, as from a kitchen; refuse. 1
noun garbages any matter that is no longer wanted or needed; trash. 1
noun garbages anything that is contemptibly worthless, inferior, or vile: There's nothing but garbage on TV tonight. 1
noun garbages worthless talk; lies; foolishness. 1
noun garbages Slang. any unnecessary item added to something else, as for appearance only; garnish: I'll have an Old Fashioned, but without the garbage. 1
noun garbages useless artificial satellites or parts of rockets floating in space, as satellites that are no longer transmitting information or rocket boosters jettisoned in flight. 1

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Origin of garbages

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English: discarded parts of butchered fowls; compared with garbelage the removal of waste from spices (< Anglo-French, Old French; see garble, -age) or Old French garbage tax on sheaves of grain, though shift of sense, and form in first case, is unclear

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Parts of speech for Garbages

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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garbages popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

garbages usage trend in Literature

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