Prize
Prize noun - Someone or something unusually desirable.
Refuse
Refuse noun - Discarded or useless material.
Usage example: refuse had littered the playground until our volunteer group cleaned it up
How words are described
| human | human prize | human refuse |
| real | real prize | real refuse |
| little | little prize | little refuse |
| main | main prize | main refuse |
| Other adjectives: final, official, greatest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Knowing that he's in love in Marian, he announces that the winner of the tournament shall get a kiss from Marian as a first prize, knowing that Robin wouldn't refuse to take that opportunity.
Source: Disney / Robin Hood -
Getting Crap Past the Radar: If Shinra wins the Sphere Break tournament in Chapter 3, he'll refuse to relinquish the Lady Luck dressphere that's the grand prize.
Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy X-2 -
You can refuse, although you forfeit a cash prize.
Source: Video Game / Fable I
Cite this Source
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