'throwaway' definitions:
Definition of 'throwaway'
From: WordNet
adjective
Thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture" [syn: cast-off(a), discarded, throwaway(a), thrown-away(a)]
adjective
Intended to be thrown away after use; "throwaway diapers"
noun
(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets [syn: street arab, gamin, throwaway]
noun
An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway]
noun
Words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
Definition of 'throwaway'
From: GCIDE
- throwaway \throw"a*way\ a.
- 1. designed to be discarded after a single use; disposable. [PJC]
- 2. spoken with deliberate underemphasis; as, a throwaway line in a play. [PJC] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'throwaway'
From: GCIDE
- throwaway \throw"a*way\ n.
- 1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution.
- Syn: circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. words spoken in a casual way with conscious underemphasis. [WordNet 1.5] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'throwaway'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- castaway,
- castoff,
- consumable,
- deep six,
- discard,
- discarding,
- disposable,
- disposal,
- dumping,
- elimination,
- expendable,
- jettison,
- junking,
- no-deposit,
- refuse,
- reject,
- rejectamenta,
- rejection,
- removal,
- replaceable,
- scrapping,
- spendable