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 |
development | act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining, he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency, they funded research and development |
product development | improving an existing product or developing new kinds of products |
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | the position of the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the position of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was created in |
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 |
exploitation development | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful, the development of Alaskan resources, the exploitation of copper deposits |
land development | making an area of land more useful |
water development water project water program | making an area of water more useful |
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 |
ribbon development | building complex in a continuous row along a road |
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 |
concept conception construct | an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances |
lexicalized concept | a concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language) |
concept album | an album whose recordings are unified by some theme (instrumental or lyrical or narrative or compositional) |
development | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated |
development | a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation, recent developments in Iraq, what a revolting development! |
Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing and Urban Development HUD | the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal, created in |
Social Development Commission | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with social development |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development World Bank IBRD | a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments |
International Development Association IDA | an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank |
Advanced Research and Development Activity ARDA | an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology |
barren waste wasteland | an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation, the barrens of central Africa, the trackless wastes of the desert |
development | a district that has been developed to serve some purpose, such land is practical for small park developments |
housing development | a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management, they live in the new housing development |
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 |
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was Robert C. Weaver who was appointed by Johnson |
development developing | processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible, the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours |
development evolution | a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage), the development of his ideas took many years, the evolution of Greek civilization, the slow development of her skill as a writer |
growth growing maturation development ontogeny ontogenesis | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically, a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level, he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children |
psychomotor development | progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities |
psychosexual development | (psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stage |
development | a state in which things are improving, the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess), after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter, in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen |
arrested development fixation infantile fixation regression | an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely |
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 |