rubble

¹rub·ble

noun \ˈrə-bəl\

Definition of RUBBLE

1

a : broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building <fortifications knocked into rubble — C. S. Forester> b : a miscellaneous confused mass or group of usually broken or worthless things

2

: waterworn or rough broken stones or bricks used in coarse masonry or in filling courses of walls

3

: rough stone as it comes from the quarry

Examples of RUBBLE

1. Rescue workers managed to pull two injured people out of the rubble.
2. The earthquake reduced the whole town to rubble.

Origin of RUBBLE

Middle English robyl

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to RUBBLE

Synonyms: ashes, debris, detritus, flotsam, residue, remains, ruins, wreck, wreckage

Related Words: jetsam, leavings, remnant; chaff, deadwood, dross, dust, garbage, junk, litter, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap, trash, waste

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Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

Rhymes with RUBBLE

bubble, double, Hubble, nubble, stubble, trouble