rub·ble

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.


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  • rub|ble — «RUHB uhl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. rough broken stones or bricks: »the rubble left by an explosion or an earthquake. 2. coarse masonry made of this: »The house was built of rubble and plaster. –adj. made of or like rubble: »rubble masonry,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • rub|ble|work — «RUHB uhl WURK», noun. masonry built of rubble or roughly dressed stones …   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

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