mullock

ˈmʌlək

Definition

Definition of mullock - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

extraction waste

TECH.

mining waste material like overburden or tailings

TECH.

The miners had to clear the mullock before proceeding.

debris

rubble

disorder

Dated

mess or muddle

Dated

The room was in a complete mullock after the party.

chaos

clutter

disorder

waste

Dated

rubbish or waste matter

Dated

The backyard was filled with old mullock.

debris

refuse

rubbish

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mining waste material like overburden or tailings
rubbish or waste matter

Origin of mullock

Middle English, molok (rubbish)

Examples of mullock in a sentence

Mullock piles can be hazardous.
His desk was a mullock of papers and books.
The garage turned into a mullock over the years.
The garage was cluttered with mullock.
He sorted through the mullock for anything useful.

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French:stérile, désordre, ...
German:Abraum, Durcheinander, ...
Italian:detrito, disordine, ...
Spanish:escombro, desorden, ...
Portuguese:entulho, confusão, ...
Chinese:废石, 混乱, ...
Japanese:廃石, 混乱, ...
Arabic:نِفايَة تَعْدين, فَوْضَى, ...
Hebrew:חֹמֶר פְּסֹלֶת, בָּלָגָן, ...
Russian:пустая порода, беспорядок, ...
Ukrainian:пусту породу, безлад, ...
Hindi:खनन अपशिष्ट, अव्यवस्था, ...
Bengali:মালক, অগোছালো, ...
Catalan:rebuig, desordre, ...
Czech:hlušina, binec, ...
Danish:affaldsbunke, rod, ...
Dutch:mijnsteen, puinhoop, ...
Greek:απορρίμματα, ακαταστασία, ...
Hungarian:meddő, rumli, ...
Khmer:កាកសំណល់ពីការជីកយករ៉ែ, ភាពរញ៉េរញ៉ៃ, ...
Korean:광산 폐기물, 엉망, ...
Persian:باطله, آشفتگی, ...
Polish:odpady górnicze, nieład, ...
Portuguese (BR):rejeito, bagunça, ...
Romanian:steril, harababură, ...
Swedish:gruvavfall, oordning, ...
Thai:กองหินดินทราย, ความยุ่งเหยิง, ...
Turkish:maden atığı, dağınıklık, ...
Vietnamese:chất thải khai thác, mớ hỗn độn, ...

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