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If you don't appeal to kids, to the zeitgeist, you get thrown on the scrapheap.
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Meaning of "scrapheap" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCRAPHEAP

scrapheap  [ˈskræpˌhiːp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCRAPHEAP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scrapheap is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCRAPHEAP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scrapheap

Scrapheap Challenge

Scrapheap Challenge was an engineering game show produced by RDF Media and broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. In the show, teams of contestants had 10 hours in which to build a working machine that could do a specific task, using materials available in a scrapheap. The format was exported to the United States, where it was known as Junkyard Wars. The US show was also produced by RDF Media, and was originally shown on The Learning Channel. Repeats have aired on another Discovery network, the Science Channel.

Definition of scrapheap in the English dictionary

The definition of scrapheap in the dictionary is a pile of discarded material.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCRAPHEAP


aheap
əˈhiːp
ant-heap
ˈæntˌhiːp
asleep
əˈsliːp
cheap
tʃiːp
creep
kriːp
deep
diːp
dustheap
ˈdʌsthiːp
heap
hiːp
Jeep
dʒiːp
keep
kiːp
leap
liːp
overheap
ˌəʊvəˈhiːp
peep
piːp
reap
riːp
sandheap
ˈsændˌhiːp
sheep
ʃiːp
sleep
sliːp
steep
stiːp
sweep
swiːp
upheap
ʌpˈhiːp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCRAPHEAP

scrape
scrape in
scrape the barrel
scrape through
scrape together
scrapegood
scrapegut
scrapepenny
scraper
scraperboard
scrapie
scraping
scrapings
scrappage
scrapped
scrapper
scrappier
scrappiest
scrappily
scrappiness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCRAPHEAP

compost heap
dirt cheap
dirt-cheap
dung heap
junk heap
manure heap
muck heap
on the cheap
on the scrapheap
overcheap
slag heap
trash heap

Synonyms and antonyms of scrapheap in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scrapheap» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCRAPHEAP

Find out the translation of scrapheap to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scrapheap from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scrapheap» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

被解雇人群
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuneta
570 millions of speakers

English

scrapheap
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scrapheap
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مزبلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Scrapheap
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rua da amargura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ক্র্যাপ গাদা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rebut
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scrapheap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schrotthaufen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

解雇を強いられる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쓰레기더미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scrapheap
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scrapheap
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scrapheap
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्क्रॅपफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hurda yığını
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spazzatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Scrapheap
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Scrapheap
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Confruntări și fiare vechi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scrapheap
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sloop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scrapheap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scrapheap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scrapheap

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRAPHEAP»

The term «scrapheap» is regularly used and occupies the 71.886 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRAPHEAP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scrapheap

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QUOTES WITH «SCRAPHEAP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scrapheap.
1
Ariel Pink
If you don't appeal to kids, to the zeitgeist, you get thrown on the scrapheap.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCRAPHEAP»

Discover the use of scrapheap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scrapheap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Behind the Scenes at Scrapheap Challenge
The teams have just ten hours to come up with the goods and get one step nearer to the season finale. The book follows the would-be engineers and presenters Robert Llewellyn and Cathy Rodgers` progress as the competition hots up.
Robert Llewellyn, 2001
2
Lancashire on the Scrapheap: The Cotton Industry, 1945-1970
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Lancaster, 1986.
John Singleton, 1991
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Made in Lancashire: A History of Regional Industrialisation
57 For discussion of inter-war mergers, see J. H. Bamberg, 'The Rationalization of the British Corton Industry in the Interwar Years', TH, XIX (1988), pp. 83-102; Mus- son, British Industry, pp. 320-1; Singleton, Scrapheap, pp. 14-15; Lazonick ...
Geoffrey Timmins, 1998
4
The Goblin Tarot Companion
Compound Aspect – Earth/Metal (Anti-cogs Fundamental) Meaning: The Scrapheap is a source of rejuvenation for old technologies. It is a place where the refuse of the physical world is transformed into components for the contraptions of the ...
Michael Wenman, 2011
5
Digital Encounters
Michael Landy, Scrapheap Services (1995) # the artist. Courtesy of Thomas Dane, London. capacity of an installation to distribute attention operates, then, beyond the dimensions of a screen, working instead according to the spatio- temporal ...
Aylish Wood, 2012
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High Art Lite: British Art in the 1990s
Landy has invented his own logo and corporate identity for the fictional ' Scrapheap Services', a company that offers to dispose of surplus people. Large metal signs and a promotional video with jingles and slogans portray the sunny, rural ...
Julian Stallabrass, 1999
7
The Making of Scrapheap Services: An Exhibition of Drawings
Exhibition catalogue.
Michael Landy, 1996
8
By the River
The. scrapheap. My dad wore a blue singlet, khaki shorts, and Army socks rolleddown over steelcapped boots. His legs were muscle brown from ridinghis oldpushbike three miles towork andback at Deakin Foundry. There he wore goggles ...
Steven Herrick, 2004
9
The Scientific Study of General Intelligence: Tribute to ...
The argument (replete with delicious cliché) goes something like: 'if X is shown to have innately lower average intelligence than Y, then X will be consigned to the scrapheap'. Would it be better if Y was on the scrapheap? Who ordered the ...
Helmuth Nyborg, 2003
10
Altair
And we went to the scrapheap. Angel: Of course, a scrapheap is a far cry from the place appropriate to angels. But what victims shall I not bring for my favorite pupil! I zoom in and sink into the rubbish bag. It is hideous. Bandages wet with blood ...
Natalia Vlasova

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCRAPHEAP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scrapheap is used in the context of the following news items.
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How LeBron James has transformed Cavaliers' scrapheap into …
OAKLAND, Calif. – They're witnessing LeBron James pushing them harder and harder, these Cleveland Cavaliers chasing history with the shell of a crumpled ... «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»
2
Brain surgery leads to fewer meds, more happiness for Parkinson's …
He went from the Ironman to the scrapheap — and back. Elite athlete Drew Heighway was only 49 when he was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease ... «New York Daily News, Apr 15»
3
Microsoft sends Internet Explorer to tech's scrapheap
SAN FRANCISCO — It's the end of the line for Internet Explorer. The much maligned browser that battled Netscape to guide people around the World Wide Web ... «USA TODAY, Mar 15»
4
Iraq's newest conflict rescues rusting tanks from scrapheap
FROM SCRAPHEAP TO FRONTLINE. "The idea came to me after I heard from the frontlines in Tikrit and Samarra that many fighters from Hashid Shaabi were ... «Reuters, Mar 15»
5
Rail chief criticises 'scrapheap' look and macho culture
The man who runs Britain's railway system says it resembles a “scrapheap” littered with old sleepers and rails and festooned with graffiti. Mark Carne, the chief ... «The Times, Feb 15»
6
Iain Duncan Smith says Britain can't afford to consign over-55s to the …
Far from throwing people on the scrapheap, we need people to help fill the demand for jobs and keep our economy growing.' 'We must keep pace with Britain's ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
7
A million over-50s being dumped on the scrapheap by 'ageist …
More than a million over-50s have been forced to stop working as employers continue to discriminate against older workers, a damning report claims. «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
8
From superstars to scrapheap: meet the game's lost generation
Geoff Scott has seen up close and personal the damage that rejection can cause aspiring young footballers. The chief executive of XPRO, a charity set up to ... «The Times, Jan 15»
9
Left on the scrapheap, over-55s who lose their job: Millions still …
Millions of over-55s are still being unfairly consigned to the scrapheap by employers who believe they are 'past it', ministers warn today. Government figures ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
10
Graduate glut puts trainee teachers on the scrapheap
Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal government funding is being spent on trainee teachers who have little chance of getting a job. As universities continue ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 14»

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