disposal disposition | the act or means of getting rid of something |
mine disposal | the disposal of explosive mines |
sewage disposal | the disposal of sewage |
laying waste ruin ruining ruination wrecking | destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined |
contamination pollution | the act of contaminating or polluting, including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors |
waste wastefulness dissipation | useless or profitless activity, using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly, if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste, mindless dissipation of natural resources |
waste of effort waste of energy | a useless effort |
waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
waste of money | money spent for inadequate return, the senator said that the project was a waste of money |
waste of time | the devotion of time to a useless activity, the waste of time could prove fatal |
administration disposal | a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) |
waste permissive waste | (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect |
disposal electric pig garbage disposal | a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage |
drain drainpipe waste pipe | a pipe through which liquid is carried away |
sewage disposal plant disposal plant | a plant for disposing of sewage |
wastepaper basket waste-paper basket wastebasket waste basket circular file | a container with an open top, for discarded paper and other rubbish |
thriftlessness waste wastefulness | the trait of wasting resources, a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste, the wastefulness of missed opportunities |
disposal | the power to use something or someone, used all the resources at his disposal |
barren waste wasteland | an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation, the barrens of central Africa, the trackless wastes of the desert |
dump garbage dump trash dump rubbish dump wasteyard waste-yard dumpsite | a piece of land where waste materials are dumped |
toxic waste dump toxic waste site toxic dumpsite | a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) |
toxic site toxic waste area Superfund site | a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up |
residual | (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing, he could retire on his residuals |
remainder balance residual residue residuum rest | something left after other parts have been taken away, there was no remainder, he threw away the rest, he took what he wanted and I got the balance |
dumps mopes | an informal expression for a mildly depressed state, in the dumps, have the mopes |
befoulment defilement pollution | the state of being polluted |
pollution | undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities |
biodegradable pollution | pollution that is rendered harmless by natural processes and so causes no permanent harm |
nonbiodegradable pollution | pollution that accumulates in the environment and may appear in the food chain |
air pollution | pollution of the atmosphere, air pollution reduced the visibility |
industrial air pollution | pollution resulting from an industrial plant discharging pollutants into the atmosphere |
small-particle pollution | air pollution caused by fine particles of soot (as from power plants or diesel engines) |
noise pollution sound pollution | annoying and potentially harmful environmental noise |
thermal pollution | harm to lakes and rivers resulting from the release of excessive waste heat into them |
water pollution | pollution of the water in rivers and lakes |
residual soil residual clay | the soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved |
body waste excretion excreta excrement excretory product | waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body |
human waste | the body wastes of human beings |
waste waste material waste matter waste product | any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted, they collect the waste once a week, much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers |
garbage refuse food waste scraps | food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) |
toxic waste toxic industrial waste | poisonous waste materials, can cause injury (especially by chemical means) |
high-level radioactive waste | radioactive waste that left in a nuclear reactor after the nuclear fuel has been consumed |
low-level radioactive waste | (medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests) |
residual oil resid | oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled |
radioactive waste | useless radioactive materials that are left after some laboratory or commercial process is completed |
waste paper | paper discarded after use |
waste rot | become physically weaker, Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world |
lay waste to waste devastate desolate ravage scourge | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly, The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion |
waste emaciate macerate | cause to grow thin or weak, The treatment emaciated him |
pine away waste languish | lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief, After her husband died, she just pined away |