Other words for 'garbage' are: junk, trash, refuse.
'refuse', the noun meaning 'garbage' has a different pronunciation from 'to refuse', the verb.
'refuse'/garbage - has a short 'e' sound
'to refuse' - has a long 'e' sound
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