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WASTE MATTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
Example:
much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers
Synonyms:
waste; waste material; waste matter; waste product
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("waste matter" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waste matter"):
dross; impurity (worthless or dangerous material that should be removed)
exhaust; exhaust fumes; fumes (gases ejected from an engine as waste products)
body waste; excrement; excreta; excretion; excretory product (waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body)
crud; filth; skank (any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant)
sewage; sewerage (waste matter carried away in sewers or drains)
effluent; sewer water; wastewater (water mixed with waste matter)
food waste; garbage; refuse; scraps (food that is discarded (as from a kitchen))
pollutant (waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil)
rubbish; scrap; trash (worthless material that is to be disposed of)
slop ((usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand)
toxic industrial waste; toxic waste (poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means))
