disposable
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3.4
- adjective
- /dɪsˈpoʊəbl/
:
desechable
- Many restaurants now offer only disposable utensils to reduce cleanup time.
- disposable diapers
- disposable cups
- disposable gloves
When how did disposable clothing become normal?
- When how did disposable clothing become normal?
- Keep the blades nice and sharp or just use disposable ones.
- And of course, you know, stop promoting the disposable fashion ethos that they encourage with their products.
- So people can still get the non disposable vape liquid plus the contraptions you need to make it work.
- We just see men as more disposable, women as more precious, I think.
- Next we have hygienic tie clothes disposable bags.
Examples
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The next thing I've got here are disposable cameras.
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The father pulled a disposable yellow gown from a wall dispenser and thrust it on.
Fiction book (1995) -
When how did disposable clothing become normal?
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Free disposable cameras to customers on their birthday?
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In the following class period, participants were given disposable cameras with these instructions.
Academic text (2004) -
It's completely disposable and comes in handy little bottles.
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Do you prefer cloth or disposable diapers?
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Her much older half-sister, Janelle, took the photos using a succession of disposable cameras.
Fiction book (2000) -
MBS also requires the use of disposable supplies, such as x-ray film and barium.
Academic text (2001) -
Employees were more likely than self-employed applicators to nearly always wear disposable coveralls and rubber boots.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
18
3.5
Made for one use and then put in the bin
1
3.7
A product made to be used once and then put in the trash
Made to be thrown away after use
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
16
3.6
Money a household has to spend or save after taxes are taken out
How Disposable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disposable also comes from dispose, which can mean 'to get rid of' and is linked to disposal meaning 'throw away'. That is why disposable objects are made to be used once or for a short time and then thrown away.