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Definition of dustheap in English: dustheapnounˈdʌsthiːpˈdəsthip dated 1A heap of waste or discarded material. the dustheaps of Victorian London Example sentencesExamples - In other words, what we have here is a definition so broad that a ‘material’ that might be used in a Grades 1-8 classroom such as a book that exceeds 200 pages will be tossed in the dustheap.
- Brother-sister relationships that had been forgotten in the dustheap of time are being shaken out and put on display for the whole world to see.
- Shakespeare fixed the idea of fairies, consigning some fairies forever to the dustheap and conferring immortality on his own creations.
- Though a mote in the dustheap of society, he is no derelict.
- Is it consigned to the dustheap of great possibilities because there is no audience for such a work, or should an audience be forced to sit through the play and somehow find a way to relate to people and stories that are not about them?
Synonyms dump, refuse dump, rubbish dump, refuse heap, rubbish heap, refuse tip, rubbish tip, dumping ground, slag heap - 1.1 A state or condition of being discarded or rejected as no longer useful or required.
a figure who is forgotten and consigned to the dustheap of history New Yorkers wonder whether the plan is headed for the dustheap as soon as there's a new mayor in town
Definition of dustheap in US English: dustheapnounˈdəsthēpˈdəsthip dated 1A heap of waste or discarded material. the dustheaps of Victorian London Example sentencesExamples - Is it consigned to the dustheap of great possibilities because there is no audience for such a work, or should an audience be forced to sit through the play and somehow find a way to relate to people and stories that are not about them?
- Shakespeare fixed the idea of fairies, consigning some fairies forever to the dustheap and conferring immortality on his own creations.
- Though a mote in the dustheap of society, he is no derelict.
- Brother-sister relationships that had been forgotten in the dustheap of time are being shaken out and put on display for the whole world to see.
- In other words, what we have here is a definition so broad that a ‘material’ that might be used in a Grades 1-8 classroom such as a book that exceeds 200 pages will be tossed in the dustheap.
Synonyms dump, refuse dump, rubbish dump, refuse heap, rubbish heap, refuse tip, rubbish tip, dumping ground, slag heap - 1.1 A state or condition of being discarded or rejected as no longer useful or required.
a figure who is forgotten and consigned to the dustheap of history New Yorkers wonder whether the plan is headed for the dustheap as soon as there's a new mayor in town
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