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scrapheap vs garbage dump

garbage dump vs scrapheap

scrapheap and garbage dump both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scrapheap Yes No No No
garbage dump Yes No No No
As nouns, garbage dump is a hypernym of scrapheap; that is, garbage dump is a word with a broader meaning than scrapheap:
  • scrapheap: an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
  • garbage dump: a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
Other hypernyms of scrapheap include dump, dumpsite, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard, wasteyard.
scrapheap (noun) garbage dump (noun)
pile of discarded metal a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
Difference between scrapheap and garbage dump

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