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  • 51rubbish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trash, waste, debris, litter, junk. See uselessness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Trash] Syn. litter, debris, waste; see trash 1 . 2. [Nonsense] Syn. drivel, twaddle, rot; see nonsense 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 52trash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rubbish, garbage, refuse, offal, litter, debris; junk, scrap, waste. See uselessness, populace. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Rubbish] Syn. garbage, waste, refuse, dregs, filth, litter, debris, dross,… …

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  • 53twaddle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gabble, nonsense, fustian. See absurdity. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. nonsense, foolishness, balderdash, *rot, *rubbish, *crap, claptrap, drivel, prattle, tripe, blather, hogwash, *piffle. III… …

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  • 54nonsense — 1. noun 1) that s a lot of damn nonsense Syn: rubbish, gibberish, claptrap, balderdash, blarney; informal hogwash, baloney, rot, moonshine, garbage, jive, tripe, drivel, bilge, bull, guff, bunk, bosh …

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  • 55bal·der·dash — /ˈbɑːldɚˌdæʃ/ noun [noncount] old fashioned + informal : foolish words or ideas : ↑nonsense Frankly, I think that s absolute balderdash. [=baloney, hogwash] sometimes used as an interjection. Balderdash! That s not what happened! …

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  • 56Bovidae — Bull Bull, n. [OE. bule, bul, bole; akin to D. bul, G. bulle, Icel. boli, Lith. bullus, Lett. bollis, Russ. vol ; prob. fr. the root of AS. bellan, E. bellow.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The male of any species of cattle ({Bovid[ae]}); hence, the male of any… …

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  • 57Bull — Bull, n. [OE. bule, bul, bole; akin to D. bul, G. bulle, Icel. boli, Lith. bullus, Lett. bollis, Russ. vol ; prob. fr. the root of AS. bellan, E. bellow.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The male of any species of cattle ({Bovid[ae]}); hence, the male of any large …

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  • 58Bull baiting — Bull Bull, n. [OE. bule, bul, bole; akin to D. bul, G. bulle, Icel. boli, Lith. bullus, Lett. bollis, Russ. vol ; prob. fr. the root of AS. bellan, E. bellow.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The male of any species of cattle ({Bovid[ae]}); hence, the male of any… …

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  • 59bullshit — ullshit n. a ludicrously false statement. [vulgar] Syn: bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, crapola, bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, tommyrot, balderdash, hogwash, dogshit. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 60Crap — (kr[a^]p), n. 1. In the game of craps, a first throw of the dice in which the total is two, three, or twelve, in which case the caster loses. Also called {craps}. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 2. same as {excrement} and {feces}. [vulgar] Syn: shit.… …

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