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throwaway |
Grep of noun throwaway throwaway Overview of noun throwaway The noun throwaway has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. street arab, gamin, throwaway -- (a homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets) 2. circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway -- (an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers") 3. throwaway -- (words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis) Overview of adj throwaway The adj throwaway has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cast-off, discarded, throwaway, thrown-away -- (thrown away "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture") 2. throwaway -- (intended to be thrown away after use "throwaway diapers") Antonyms of adj throwaway 2 senses of throwaway Sense 1 cast-off(postnominal), discarded, throwaway(postnominal), thrown-away(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA unwanted) -> wanted Sense 2 throwaway(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA disposable) -> nondisposable, reusable Similarity of adj throwaway 2 senses of throwaway Sense 1 cast-off(postnominal), discarded, throwaway(postnominal), thrown-away(postnominal) => unwanted (vs. wanted) Sense 2 throwaway(prenominal) => disposable (vs. nondisposable) Attributes of adj throwaway Familiarity of adj throwaway throwaway used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj throwaway throwaway Overview of noun throwaway The noun throwaway has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. street arab, gamin, throwaway -- (a homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets) 2. circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway -- (an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers") 3. throwaway -- (words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis) Overview of adj throwaway The adj throwaway has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. cast-off, discarded, throwaway, thrown-away -- (thrown away "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture") 2. throwaway -- (intended to be thrown away after use "throwaway diapers")
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