SPILTH Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

spilth

noun

ˈspilth

Definition of spilth

as in garbage

discarded or useless material factories heedlessly spewing spilth into our waterways

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Noun

Minutes later, another man rifled through the same pile of garbage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
The crowd revolted, showering the court with cups, beer cans and garbage.

— Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of garbage

Noun

Mercury's rough surface, continually reshaped by debris hurled from impact craters, may have hidden the true extent of the loss, according to the researchers whose findings appear in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
This comes after a partial glacier collapse in the Himalayan mountains unleashed a sudden surge of water, mud, and debris that swept through border crossings, valley communities, and hydropower projects on August 26.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of debris

Noun

On Friday morning, trash was littered about the park, people appeared to be doing drugs, and an apparently homeless person and his belongings had set up camp on a park bench.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Latinos Aventureros Co-Founder Sandra Salazar said complaints about trash at Wilson Creek since Hurricane Helene created friction in the area.

— Lily Knoepp, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of trash

Noun

This comes at the expense of no movement in the wrist, but to be fair, having the lightsaber pointed in any other direction would look rubbish.

— Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Only construction waste will be accepted at the landfill such as, brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026

Definition of rubbish

Noun

Questions remain about how many people developed health problems linked to the dust.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
At the Great Omari Mosque, volunteers use paintbrushes to lift dust and gunpowder from the few thousand books that survived from a collection of twenty thousand.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of dust

Noun

The rating decision drops the West African nation deeper into junk territory and underscores its vulnerability since the government identified billions of dollars in undisclosed debt from a previous administration.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Jim is an aficionado of NFL lore, nostalgic about the junk wax era and regular viewer of random classic (and some not-so classic) sporting events.

— Jim Reineking, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of junk

Noun

Surging diesel fuel prices hit a milestone as prices slam California’s economy, from trucks to crops.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Film productions employ electricians, carpenters, caterers, truck drivers, hotel workers, and countless other working-class Americans.

— Sam Roseme, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of truck

Noun

Temperatures are at record highs, currents are shifting and stronger storms wash more pollutants into the water, including sewage and fertilizers, which can trigger huge algae blooms.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
In 2023, Rhode Island’s attorney general and environmental agency sued Woonsocket, Jacobs and Synagro, alleging the plant repeatedly discharged partially treated sewage into the nearby Blackstone River beginning in 2022.

— Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of sewage

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