garbage vs refuse

garbage and refuse both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
garbage	Yes	No	No	No
refuse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, garbage and refuse are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of garbage include food waste, scraps.

garbage (noun)	refuse (noun)
a receptacle where waste can be discarded	food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
a worthless message
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

garbage (verb)	refuse (verb)
	show unwillingness towards
	not accept as true
	refuse to let have
	refuse entrance or membership
	elude, especially in a baffling way
	resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ