garbage disposal
noun
US
: a device in a kitchen sink that grinds up food waste so it can be washed down the drain
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Clean the kitchen sink and garbage disposal.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
The kitchen includes Sub-Zero, Viking and Fisher & Paykel appliances, as well as a bar refrigerator and garbage disposal system.
—Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
The new theory rests on macrophages in homing pigeons’ livers—these immune cells are the body’s garbage disposal.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 28 May 2026
Don’t wait to throw away trash, run the garbage disposal, or wash dirty countertops.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2026
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
The kitchen includes Sub-Zero, Viking and Fisher & Paykel appliances, as well as a bar refrigerator and garbage disposal system.
—Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
The new theory rests on macrophages in homing pigeons’ livers—these immune cells are the body’s garbage disposal.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 28 May 2026
Don’t wait to throw away trash, run the garbage disposal, or wash dirty countertops.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for garbage disposal
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“Garbage disposal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20disposal. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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