pile of rubbish

collocation in English

meaningsofpileandrubbish

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pile
noun
uk
/paɪl/us
/paɪl/
objects positioned one on top ...
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rubbish
noun[U]
uk
/ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/us
/ˈrʌb.ɪʃ/
UK
waste material or things that are no longer wanted ...
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(Definition ofpileandrubbishfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpile of rubbish

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We had the unedifying sight of pile uponpileofrubbishtowering in the city centre streets.
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Luckily, the records were in polythene bags, so that a band of helpers were able to recover them more or less intact from a greatpileofrubbish.
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The car speeds away and manages to knock over apileofrubbishby the side of the road.
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Rubbish collection in this country originated as a solution to the public health problems caused by hugely unhygienic piles of rubbish.
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They engaged six different firms to dispose of six different piles of rubbish, which had been marked.
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One wonders at which point that is determined, bearing in mind the mounting piles of rubbish which are now filling the streets of our cities.
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There have also been complaints about the state of the grounds; rats having been seen recently and piles of rubbish surrounding the hospital.
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There are piles of rubbish lying around the corridors of this place.
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First, are the health and fire hazards caused by the accumulating piles of rubbish being suitably monitored?
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It is used by so-called travellers, who set up their camps and leave behind them piles of rubbish when they are moved along by the authorities.
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It is unfortunate that she buries some sound information under such piles of rubbish.
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