sweepings

sweepings
That which is swept up.

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  • Sweepings — Sweep ings, n. pl. Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a street. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sweepings — noun (plural) dirt, dust etc that is left to be swept up: a pile of sweepings …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • sweepings — šiukšlės statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Smulkios buitinės, žemės ūkio ar kitokios atliekos. atitikmenys: angl. sweepings vok. Müllmengen, f; Müllschutt, m rus. мусор, m; сор, m …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • sweepings — Synonyms and related words: afterglow, afterimage, balance, bones, butt, butt end, candle ends, chaff, culm, deadwood, debris, detritus, dishwater, draff, dregs, dust, end, fag end, filings, fossil, garbage, gash, hogwash, holdover, husks,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • sweepings — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dirt, litter, refuse; see filth , trash 1 , 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • sweepings — sweep|ings [ˈswi:pıŋz] n [plural] dirt, dust etc that is left to be swept up …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sweepings — n. dust and dirt that has been swept up with a broom …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sweepings — dirt or refuse collected by sweeping. → sweeping …   English new terms dictionary

  • sweepings — n. pl. Refuse, offscourings, dirt, rubbish …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Joseph Aspdin — (December? 1778 – 20 March 1855) was a British cement manufacturer who obtained the patent for Portland cement on 21 October 1824.Joseph Aspdin (or Aspden) was the eldest of the six children of Thomas Aspdin, a bricklayer living in the Hunslet… …   Wikipedia

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