discarded (verb)

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• discard — [[t]dɪskɑ͟ː(r)d[/t]] discards, discarding, discarded VERB If you discard something, you get rid of it because you no longer want it or need it. [V n] Read the manufacturer s guidelines before discarding the box. [V ed] ...looking for discarded… …   English dictionary

• discard — verb ADVERB ▪ completely, entirely ▪ These ideas have now been completely discarded. ▪ largely ▪ quickly ▪ Rose quickly discarded the idea …   Collocations dictionary

• scavenge — verb (scavenged; scavenging) Etymology: back formation from scavenger Date: circa 1644 transitive verb 1. a. (1) to remove (as dirt or refuse) from an area (2) to clean away dirt or refuse from ; cleanse …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• discard — verb (t) /dɪsˈkad / (say dis kahd) 1. to cast aside; reject; dismiss, especially from use. 2. Cards a. to throw out (a card or cards) from one s hand. b. to play (a card, not a trump, of a different suit from that of the card led). –verb (i)… …  

• goffer — verb /ˈɡɒfə/ To make wavy; to crimp. On the back of a chair beside the bed sits perched above the discarded chip hat something apparently precious and taken from the opened bundle on the floor: a flat white cambric hat, its fronts and sides… …   Wiktionary

• make do and mend — verb A philosophy, during World War II, of repairing clothes etc that would normally be discarded due to shortages and rationing The make do and mend campaign was the Board of Trades central propaganda effort directed at housewives. It gave… …   Wiktionary

• go out the window — verb To vanish or cease, especially due to lack of care, attention, etc.; to be discarded, disregarded, or ignored. As the deadline approached, all attempts to keep order went out the window …   Wiktionary

• discard — verb dɪ skα:d get rid of (something) as no longer useful or desirable. ↘(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) play (a card that is neither of the suit led nor a trump), when one is unable to follow suit. noun dɪskα:d a discarded item,… …   English new terms dictionary

• waste — verb 1》 use carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.     ↘(usu. be wasted on) expend on an unappreciative recipient: small talk was wasted on him.     ↘fail to make full or good use of. 2》 (often waste away) become progressively weaker and… …   English new terms dictionary

• discard — verb his old suit has been discarded Syn: dispose of, throw away/out, get rid of, toss out, jettison, scrap, dispense with, cast aside/off, throw on the scrap heap; reject, repudiate, abandon, drop, have done with, shed; informal chuck, dump,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Romance languages — Romance Geographic distribution: Originally Southern Europe and parts of Africa; now also Latin America, Canada, parts of Lebanon and much of Western Africa Linguistic classification: Indo European Italic …   Wikipedia