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dustheap

dustheap noun: a pile of rubbish.

Noun

dustheap (plural dustheaps)

  1. A pile of rubbish.
    • We couldn't fix the old radio, so we consigned it to the dustheap.

Forms of dustheap

pluraldustheaps

Origin of dustheap

From dust + heap.

Questions about dustheap

What does dustheap mean?
Dustheap means a pile of rubbish.
What part of speech is dustheap?
Dustheap is a noun.
What is the plural of dustheap?
The plural of dustheap is dustheaps.

Words near dustheap in the dictionary

  1. dustfalls
  2. dustfree
  3. dustful
  4. dusthead
  5. dustheads
  6. dustheap
  7. dustheaps
  8. dusthole
  9. dustholes
  10. dustie
  11. dustier

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