"garbage" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) (synset 114881302)
is a type of: waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

same as: food waste, refuse, scraps
A worthless message (synset 106624619)
is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
subtypes:
- buncombe, bunk, bunkum, guff, hogwash, rot - unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
- chickenshit - a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear
- applesauce, codswallop, folderol, rubbish, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash - nonsensical talk or writing
- pablum, pap - worthless or oversimplified ideas
same as: drivel
A receptacle where waste can be discarded (synset 103421810)
"she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage"

is a type of: receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in