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JUNK HEAP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does junk heap mean?
• JUNK HEAP (noun)
The noun JUNK HEAP has 1 sense:
1. an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
Familiarity information: JUNK HEAP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
garbage heap; junk heap; junk pile; refuse heap; rubbish heap; scrapheap; trash heap; trash pile
Hypernyms ("junk heap" is a kind of...):
dump; dumpsite; garbage dump; rubbish dump; trash dump; waste-yard; wasteyard (a piece of land where waste materials are dumped)
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