noun

garbage

GAR-bij/ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ/

Discarded material regarded as worthless.

Food scraps and soiled packaging fill the open garbage bin.

An open household trash bin containing clearly discarded food scraps and crumpled, soiled packaging, with a tied garbage bag beside it.

Etymology

Garbage originally meant giblets and other animal parts, including parts used for food. Its meaning broadened to discarded waste, but the word’s deeper origin remains unknown.

In context

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A landfill is a special place where trash is taken and safely stored. It is not just a big pile of garbage.

What Is a Landfill? Learning About Trash for Young Kids, Kindergarten, and Preschoolers

More examples

Please take the garbage out before it starts to smell.
Volunteers collect garbage along the river after the festival.
She dismisses the rumor as garbage.

Forms

garbage

Similar words

trash: Trash often suggests dry discarded items rather than food scraps.
refuse: Refuse is a more formal term for discarded material.
waste: Waste also includes unused resources, not just discarded material.