the rubble left by an explosion or an earthquake.
The house was built of rubble and plaster.
rubble masonry, rubble ballast.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
rub|ble|work — «RUHB uhl WURK», noun. masonry built of rubble or roughly dressed stones … Useful english dictionary
rub·ble — /ˈrʌbəl/ noun [noncount] : broken pieces of stone, brick, etc., from walls or buildings that have fallen Rescue workers managed to pull two injured people out of the rubble. The earthquake reduced the whole town to rubble … Useful english dictionary
rub — rub; rub·bage; rub·ber·ize; rub·ber·man; rub·bery; rub·bidge; rub·bish·ing; rub·bish·ly; rub·bishy; rub·ble·man; rub·bly; rub·eryth·ric; rub·eryth·rin·ic; rub·ber; rub·bish; rub·ble; mar·rub; rub·ber·neck·er; … English syllables
ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… … English syllables
graze´a|ble — graze1 «grayz», verb, grazed, graz|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to feed on growing grass and other herbage. Cattle, sheep, and horses graze. »Cattle were grazing in the field. The…horses were turned out to graze (Washington Irving). 2. to pasture cattle,… … Useful english dictionary
graz´a|ble — graze1 «grayz», verb, grazed, graz|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to feed on growing grass and other herbage. Cattle, sheep, and horses graze. »Cattle were grazing in the field. The…horses were turned out to graze (Washington Irving). 2. to pasture cattle,… … Useful english dictionary
rubble — rub·ble … English syllables
rubble — rub•ble [[t]ˈrʌb əl[/t]] or, for 3,4, [[t]ˈru bəl[/t]] n. 1) broken bits and pieces of anything, as that which is demolished: Bombing reduced the town to rubble[/ex] 2) gel bui rough fragments of broken stone, formed by geological processes, in… … From formal English to slang
rubble — rub|ble [ˈrʌbəl] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Anglo French, from Old French robe; ROBE] broken stones or bricks from a building or wall that has been destroyed … Dictionary of contemporary English
rubble — rub|ble [ rʌbl ] noun uncount broken pieces of stone and brick from buildings, walls, etc. that have been destroyed: reduce something to rubble (=destroy it completely): A bomb reduced the houses to rubble … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
