- discardable
- adjective see discard I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
discardable
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discardable — discard ► VERB ▪ get rid of as no longer useful or desirable. ► NOUN ▪ a discarded item. DERIVATIVES discardable adjective. ORIGIN originally in the sense «reject (a playing card)»; from DIS (Cf. ↑dis ) + CARD(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
discardable — See discard. * * * … Universalium
discardable — adjective That can be discarded. Syn: disposable … Wiktionary
discardable — adj. can be thrown away, disposable, unneeded … English contemporary dictionary
discardable — discardˈable adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑discard … Useful english dictionary
discard — discardable, adj. discarder, n. v. /di skahrd /; n. /dis kahrd/, v.t. 1. to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat. 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… … Universalium
dis|card|a|ble — «dihs KAHR duh buhl», adjective. 1. that can be discarded; worthless: »... a yard of discardable verbiage (Sunday Times). 2. that can be thrown away after being used once; disposable: »discardable containers. Discardable clothing made of miracle… … Useful english dictionary
discard — I. verb Date: circa 1586 transitive verb 1. to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted < a pile of discarded tires > 2. a. to remove (a playing card) from one s hand b. to play (any card except a trump) from a suit different from the one led … New Collegiate Dictionary
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