dumps

dumps |dəmps dəmps | ▶plural noun (in phrase ( down ) in the dumps ) informal (of a person ) depressed or unhappy. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (originally singular in the sense ‘a dazed or puzzled state ’): probably a figurative use of Middle Dutch domp ‘haze, mist. ’

dumpster

dump ster |ˈdəmpstər ˈdəmpstər |(also Dumpster trademark ) ▶noun a large trash receptacle designed to be hoisted and emptied into a truck. ORIGIN 1930s: originally Dempster Dumpster, proprietary name (based on dump ) given by the American manufacturers, Dempster Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee.

dumpster diving

dump ster div ing ▶noun the practice of raiding dumpsters to find discarded items that are still useful, can be recycled, and have value.

dumps

dumps |dʌm (p )s | ▶plural noun (in phrase ( down ) in the dumps ) informal (of a person ) depressed or unhappy. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (originally singular in the sense ‘a dazed or puzzled state ’): probably a figurative use of Middle Dutch domp ‘haze, mist ’.

dumpster

dump |ster |ˈdʌmpstə | ▶noun N. Amer. a very large container for rubbish; a skip. ORIGIN 1930s: originally Dempster Dumpster, proprietary name (based on dump ) given by the American manufacturers, Dempster Brothers of Knoxville, Tennessee.

dumpster diving

dump ster div ing ▶noun the practice of raiding dumpsters to find discarded items that are still useful, can be recycled, and have value.

dumps

dumps plural noun PHRASES down in the dumps informal why so down in dumps, Mrs. Herbert? unhappy, sad, depressed, gloomy, glum, melancholy, miserable, dejected, despondent, dispirited, downhearted, downcast, down, low, heavy-hearted, dismal, desolate; tearful, upset, blue, down in /at the mouth.

dumps

dumps plural noun PHRASES down in the dumps informal unhappy, sad, depressed, gloomy, glum, melancholy, melancholic, miserable, sorrowful, dejected, despondent, dispirited, disconsolate, downhearted, downcast, cast down, down, crestfallen, woebegone, low, low in spirits, low-spirited, heavy-hearted, morose, dismal, desolate, weighed down, oppressed; tearful, upset, broken-hearted; informal blue, down in the mouth, fed up, moody; literary dolorous, heartsick, heartsore; archaic chap-fallen. ANTONYMS cheerful.

dumpster

dump ster /dʌ́m (p )stə r /名詞 C ｟米 商標 ｠〖しばしばD -〗大型金属製ごみ入れ .