having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"
state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness"
a place where supplies can be stored; "an ammunition dump"
(computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
drop (stuff) in a heap or mass; "The truck dumped the garbage in the street"
sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly; "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man"
throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!"
characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson