Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garbage disposal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: garbage dis-pos-al
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electric device in a kitchen drain that gets rid of food waste by shredding it to tiny bits that can be washed away.

Inflected Forms

garbage disposals (plural)

Synonyms

garbage disposal unit garburator waste disposal waste disposal unit disposal electric pig

Questions

What does garbage disposal mean?: An electric device in a kitchen drain that gets rid of food waste by shredding it to tiny bits that can be washed away.

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