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Something designed or likely to be discarded after use, as a free handbill distributed on the street.
(noun)
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A child or teenager who has been rejected, ejected, or abandoned by parents or guardians and lives on the streets.
(noun)
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Designed or intended to be discarded after use: throwaway packaging.
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Readily discarding things: a throwaway society.
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Having been rejected, ejected, or abandoned by parents or guardians: throwaway children living on the streets.
(adjective)
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Said or done incidentally, esp for rhetorical effect; casual
(adjective)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Anything designed to be discarded after use rather than reused, refilled, etc; disposable
(adjective)
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(as modifier)
(adjective)
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A handbill or advertisement distributed in a public place
(noun)
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To get rid of; discard
(verb)
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To fail to make good use of; waste
(verb)
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