Throwaway - English meaning

adjective

(of a substance or object) capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms and thereby avoiding pollution.

Usage examples:

Consumers have forced a shift to more biodegradable products

adjective

Able to decay naturally and in a way that is not harmful

Usage examples:

Biodegradable packaging helps to limit the amount of harmful chemicals released into the atmosphere.

adjective

Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.

Usage examples:

She had been careless and had left the window unlocked

adjective

Relaxed and unconcerned.

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A casual attitude to life

noun

A person who does something irregularly.

Usage examples:

A number of casuals became regular customers

adjective

Not serious or careful in attitude; only partly interested

Usage examples:

A casual glance at a magazine, even to the casual observer, the forgery was obvious., we have a sma…

adjective

Low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services.

Usage examples:

Local buses were reliable and cheap

adverb

At or for a low price.

Usage examples:

A house that was going cheap because of the war

adjective

Costing little money or less than is usual or expected

Usage examples:

After world war ii, the us had cheap labor, cheap energy, cheap raw materials, cheap housing, cheap…

adjective

(of an article) intended to be thrown away after use.

Usage examples:

Disposable nappies

noun

An article designed to be thrown away after use.

Usage examples:

Don't buy disposables, such as cups and plates

adjective

Intended to be thrown away after use

Usage examples:

Disposable cups

adjective

Lasting for a very short time.

Usage examples:

Fashions are ephemeral: new ones regularly drive out the old

noun

An ephemeral plant.

Usage examples:

Ephemerals avoid the periods of drought as seeds

adjective

Lasting for only a short time

Usage examples:

Ephemeral fame

adjective

Of relatively little significance, and therefore able to be abandoned or destroyed.

Usage examples:

They are being made to feel like their work is expendable

adjective

Not worth keeping or no longer useful

Usage examples:

He was considered expendable and dropped from the team.

adjective

Not completely necessary for success or continuing in business

Usage examples:

In today's tough labor climate, individual workers are expendable., it seems he has become an expen…

adjective

Something that is non-returnable cannot be returned

Usage examples:

A non-returnable deposit, these bottles are non-returnable.

adjective

(of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.

Usage examples:

She gave a nonchalant shrug

adjective

Becoming obsolete.

Usage examples:

Obsolescent equipment

adjective

Ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner.

Usage examples:

You were a bit offhand with her this afternoon

adverb

Without previous thought or consideration.

Usage examples:

I can't think of a better answer offhand

adverb

Now, without looking for information or without taking the time to consider carefully

Usage examples:

I can’t tell you the exact number offhand, but it was something like $25,000., offhand remarks, his…

adjective

Traveling or allowing travel in only a single direction

Usage examples:

A one-way street, he bought a one-way ticket to miami.

adjective

Travelling or allowing travel in only one direction

Usage examples:

A one-way fare, a one-way ticket, line management should not be a one-way process.

noun

Material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing, or printing on, or as wrapping material.

Usage examples:

A sheet of paper

verb

Apply wallpaper to (a wall or room).

Usage examples:

The walls were papered in a regency stripe

noun

A thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth used esp. for writing and printing on and in packaging

Usage examples:

[ u ] a piece/sheet of paper, [ u ] a paper bag/towel, [ u ] paper cups/napkins/plates, let's put s…

adjective

Relating to or inserted as a parenthesis.

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Parenthetical remarks

adjective

Written in parentheses, or said in addition to the main part of what you are saying

Usage examples:

He added a parenthetical comment to his original statement.

adjective

Going past.

Usage examples:

Passing cars

noun

The passage of something, especially time.

Usage examples:

With the passing of the years she had become a little eccentric

verb

Move or cause to move in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He passed through towns and villages

noun

A synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, pvc, nylon, etc., that can be moulded into shape while soft, and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form.

Usage examples:

Mains pipes should be made of plastic or copper

adjective

Made of plastic.

Usage examples:

Plastic bottles

Synthetic material that can be molded into objects

adjective

Disregarded and unappreciated.

Usage examples:

A snapper-up of unconsidered trifles

adjective

(of an action or remark) not carefully thought about

adjective

Not laboured or artificial; natural.

Usage examples:

She had an unstudied grace in every step

adjective

Expressed, done, or acting without proper consideration of the consequences.

Usage examples:

She was at pains to correct unthinking prejudices

adjective

Not based on serious thought or an examination of the information

Usage examples:

What annoys me about these people is their unthinking hostility to anything foreign or unfamiliar.