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Definition: Garbage Disposal |
Garbage DisposalNoun1. A kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Garbage DisposalSynonyms: disposal (n), electric pig (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Garbage Disposal |
| Specialty definitions using "garbage disposal": CODE INSPECTOR ♦ GARBAGE COLLECTOR DRIVER, GARBAGE-COLLECTION SUPERVISOR, GENERAL MANAGER, ROAD PRODUCTION ♦ rubbish-collection supervisor ♦ SANITARY ENGINEER, Solid waste ♦ trash-collection supervisor. (references) |
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Screenplays | (To chester) Except of course for the spoon that got caught in the garbage disposal. I don't think I can blame him for that. (Soap; writing credit: Jos Gevers; Jeroom Verten) | |
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Business | Beyond traditional manufacturing, it is anticipated that robotics will increasingly find applications in construction and engineering, mining, agriculture, forestry and fishery, gas, water supply, nuclear power, aerospace, fire-fighting, garbage disposal, marine development, medical welfare, service industries, and other areas. (references) | |
Minorities | Greece | Most Romani camps have no running water, electricity, garbage disposal, or sewage treatment. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
garbage disposal | 478 |
garbage disposal repair | 58 |
install a garbage disposal | 35 |
installing garbage disposal | 26 |
garbage disposal installation | 25 |
fix garbage disposal | 24 |
badger garbage disposal | 18 |
cleaning garbage disposal | 12 |
clogged garbage disposal | 10 |
insinkerator garbage disposal | 10 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "garbage disposal"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | fjernelse af affald (rubbish removal, waste removal). (various references) | |
Dutch | vuilverwijdering (rubbish removal, waste removal), vuilophaling (rubbish removal, waste removal), vuilnisophaal (rubbish removal, waste removal), afvalverzameling (collection, garbage collection, refuse collection, rubbish removal, waste collection, waste removal), afvalverwijdering (municipal sewage system, rubbish removal, sewage disposal, urban sewerage system, waste disposal, waste removal, wastewater disposal), afvalinzameling (collection, garbage collection, refuse collection, rubbish removal, waste collection, waste removal). (various references) | |
Finnish | roskamylly. (various references) | |
French | ramassage des ordures, enlèvement des ordures. (various references) | |
German | Müllbeseitigung (refuse disposal, rubbish removal, waste removal), Müllabfuhr (garbage collection, garbage collectionUS, refuse collection, rubbish collection, rubbish removal, waste removal), Abfallbeseitigung (rubbish removal, waste disposal plan, waste removal). (various references) | |
Greek | αποκομιδή απορριμμάτων (rubbish removal, waste removal). (various references) | |
Italian | sgombero dei rifiuti (rubbish removal, waste removal). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | arbagegay isposalday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | recolha dos detritos (rubbish removal, waste removal), recolha de lixo (rubbish removal, waste removal). (various references) | |
Spanish | recogida de basura (rubbish removal, waste removal). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-d-e-g-g-i-l-o-p-r-s-s" | |
-5 letters: disparages, disposable, parabioses, sailboards. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 61 72 62 61 67 65 44 69 73 70 6F 73 61 6C |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01100001 01110010 01100010 01100001 01100111 01100101 00100000 01000100 01101001 01110011 01110000 01101111 01110011 01100001 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G a r b a g e   D i s p o s a l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0061 0072 0062 0061 0067 0065 0044 0069 0073 0070 006F 0073 0061 006C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4167846867737123875858281856778 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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