Meanings
noungarbage disposal (plural garbage disposals)
plural garbage disposals
- An electric device in a kitchen drain that gets rid of food waste by shredding it to tiny bits that can be washed away.
Synonyms: garbage disposal unit, garburator, waste disposal, waste disposal unit
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn electric device in a kitchen drain that gets rid of food waste by shredding it to tiny bits that can be washed away.
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan trituradora d'escombraries
- trituradora d'escombrariesdevice in kitchen sink to wash away waste
Chinese Mandarin 垃圾處理裝置 /垃圾处理装置
- 垃圾處理裝置 /垃圾处理装置 (lājī chùlǐ zhuāngzhì)device in kitchen sink to wash away waste
Dutch voedselrestenvermaler
- voedselrestenvermalerdevice in kitchen sink to wash away waste
Finnish jätemylly
- jätemyllydevice in kitchen sink to wash away waste
French broyeur d'évier
- broyeur d'évierdevice in kitchen sink to wash away waste
German Küchenabfallzerkleinerer
- Küchenabfallzerkleinererdevice in kitchen sink to wash away waste
Hungarian konyhamalac, konyhai hulladékdaráló
- konyhamalacdevice in kitchen sink to wash away waste
- konyhai hulladékdarálódevice in kitchen sink to wash away waste
Italian tritarifiuti
- tritarifiutidevice in kitchen sink to wash away waste
Korean 디스포저
- 디스포저 (diseupojeo)device in kitchen sink to wash away waste
Spanish trituradora de basura
- trituradora de basuradevice in kitchen sink to wash away waste
Swedish avfallskvarn
- avfallskvarndevice in kitchen sink to wash away waste
Turkish çöp öğütücü
- çöp öğütücüdevice in kitchen sink to wash away waste
Welsh melin sbwriel
- melin sbwrieldevice in kitchen sink to wash away waste
Cite this entry
APA
garbage disposal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garbage%20disposal
MLA
“garbage disposal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garbage%20disposal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garbage disposal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garbage%20disposal.
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