refuse :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

garbage, scraps, food waste

n. food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

decline

v. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

deny

v. refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"

defy, resist

v. elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"

reject, decline, turn down, pass up

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

folderol, trumpery, rubbish, tripe, trash, wish-wash, applesauce

n. nonsensical talk or writing

rubbish, trash

n. worthless material that is to be disposed of

material, stuff

n. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"

stalk, chaff, husk, shuck, straw, stubble

n. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

stain, dirt, soil, filth, grime, grease

n. the state of being covered with unclean things

pollution, befoulment, defilement

n. the state of being polluted

flotsam, jetsam

n. the floating wreckage of a ship

ragbag, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, omnium-gatherum

n. a motley assortment of things

litter

n. rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

rabble, riffraff, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail

n. disparaging terms for the common people

grounds, dregs

n. sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid

lower class

n. the social class lowest in the social hierarchy

remains

n. any object that is left unused or still extant; "I threw out the remains of my dinner"

reject, decline, refuse, turn down, pass up

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

balk, baulk, jib, resist

v. refuse to comply

countermine, sabotage, weaken, undermine, counteract, subvert

v. destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

shy, start suddenly

v. start suddenly, as from fight

deprive

v. keep from having, keeping, or obtaining

hold out, stand firm, resist, withstand, offer resistance

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

defy, withstand, hold up under

v. resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

grapple, deal, cope, contend, get by, manage

v. come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

reject, scorn, disdain, turn down, spurn, pooh-pooh, freeze off

v. reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

decline, refuse

v. show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

refrain, abstain, desist, abstain from, desist from, refrain from

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

decline, worsen, grow worse, get worse

v. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"

consent, accept, go for, consent to

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

undertake, take in charge

v. accept as a charge

grant, allow

v. let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

vouchsafe

v. grant in a condescending manner

apply, be applicable, be subject, lend oneself

v. be applicable to; as to an analysis; "This theory lends itself well to our new data"

take, have, accept

v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

take, take on, accept, admit

v. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

take up, adopt, take over, borrow

v. take up and practice as one's own

have, receive

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

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