junk heap

junk heap
n. a dilapidated old car; a dilapidated house or other structure.
They lived in that junk heap for thirty years and never painted it.
Why don’t you fix up that junk heap?

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  • rubbish heap — noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter • Syn: ↑garbage heap, ↑junk heap, ↑scrapheap, ↑trash heap, ↑junk pile, ↑trash pile, ↑refuse heap • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • garbage heap — noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter • Syn: ↑junk heap, ↑rubbish heap, ↑scrapheap, ↑trash heap, ↑junk pile, ↑trash pile, ↑refuse heap • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • refuse heap — noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter • Syn: ↑garbage heap, ↑junk heap, ↑rubbish heap, ↑scrapheap, ↑trash heap, ↑junk pile, ↑trash pile • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • trash heap — noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter • Syn: ↑garbage heap, ↑junk heap, ↑rubbish heap, ↑scrapheap, ↑junk pile, ↑trash pile, ↑refuse heap • Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

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