landfill — a place where waste material is buried under the earth
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a place where waste material is buried under the earth
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈlændfɪl/
Example Sentences
- The superhero's only weakness? He's allergic to landfill smells and starts sneezing uncontrollably!
- My room is so messy, my mom threatened to declare it an official landfill site.
- The new recycling program aims to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.
landfill
NOUN[/ˈlændfɪl/]
a place where waste material is buried under the earth
💡 Concept
a place where waste material is buried under the earth
🎵 Rhyme
From handfill to sandfill, we complete the landfill!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈlændfɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈlændfɪl/
🌳Etymology
Rootland
Suffix-fill
🎵Rhyme
handfillsandfill
handfill
sandfill
🔗Collocations
municipal landfill
landfill site
landfill gas
reduce landfill waste
landfill capacity
closed landfill
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The superhero's only weakness? He's allergic to landfill smells and starts sneezing uncontrollably!”
😄 Fun example
“My room is so messy, my mom threatened to declare it an official landfill site.”
“The new recycling program aims to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.”
“Scientists are studying ways to capture methane gas from landfills and convert it into energy.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
dumpwaste sitegarbage dumprefuse sitedisposal site
Antonyms
recycling centerclean landpreservation area
Related
wastegarbagerecyclingenvironmentpollutionmethanedecomposition
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