Definitions for rubble
ˈrʌb əl or, for 3,4 , ˈru bəlrub·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritusnoun

   the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rubblenoun

   The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rubble

   Rubble is broken stone, of irregular size, shape and texture; undressed especially as a filling-in. Rubble naturally found in the soil is known also as 'brash' (compare cornbrash). Where present, it becomes more noticeable when the land is ploughed or worked.

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1. rubble

   Rubble refers to waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., especially as the debris from the destruction of buildings. It can also refer to any broken, scattered material or remains.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Rubblenoun

   water-worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, etc., used in coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing courses of walls

2. Rubblenoun

   rough stone as it comes from the quarry; also, a quarryman's term for the upper fragmentary and decomposed portion of a mass of stone; brash

3. Rubblenoun

   a mass or stratum of fragments or rock lying under the alluvium, and derived from the neighboring rock

4. Rubblenoun

   the whole of the bran of wheat before it is sorted into pollard, bran, etc

5. Etymology: [From an assumed Old French dim. of robe See Rubbish.]

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1. Rubble

   Rubble is broken stone, of irregular size, shape and texture. Rubble naturally found in the soil is known also as 'brash'. Where present, it becomes more noticeable when the land is ploughed or worked.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rubble

   rub′l, n. the upper fragmentary decomposed matter of a mass of rock: water-worn stones: small, undressed stones used in coarse masonry.—ns. Rubb′le-stone (same as Rubble): also (geol.) a kind of conglomerate rock; Rubb′le-work, a coarse kind of masonry of stones left almost as they come from the quarry, or only dressed a little with the hammer.—adj. Rubb′ly. [O. Fr. robel, pl. robeux, dim. of robe, robbe, rubbish; cf. It. roba, and the cognate rob.]

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Anagrams for rubble »

1. lubber

2. burble

How to pronounce rubble?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rubble in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rubble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of rubble in a Sentence

1. Volodymyr Solohub:

   We don't know how many more people might be under the rubble.

2. Rownak Khan:

   The earthquake has caused unimaginable destruction, hospitals are overflowing, water is scarce, bodies are still buried under the rubble and people are still sleeping in the open. This is a perfect breeding ground for disease.

3. Rajat Mittal:

   This kind of a jumping mode of locomotion is very effective when you're trying to travel through very complicated terrains. For example, the aftermath of an earthquake where you have all kinds of rubble, mars could be an example for instance where jumping could actually be much more effective than anything else.

4. Bill Coxwell:

   I found it in the rubble and I thought it was fitting to put it up. It feels like we’ve been through a war.

5. Noelle Hancock:

   Because there are no relief efforts underway to remove rubble, there’s a danger the uprooted trees and house roofs laying in the street now could become projectiles flying around at 150 mph.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rubble
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rubble
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubble
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubble
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rubble
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rubble