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disposable

adj
/dɪsˈpəʊzəbl̩/UK/dɪsˈpoʊzəbl̩/US

Etymology

From dispos(e) + -able.

  1. borrowed from disposer
  2. formed as disposable — “dispose + -able”

Definitions

  1. That can be disposed of.

  2. That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.

    • Rather than purchase an expensive razor he bought a packet of cheap disposable ones.
    • A disposable cup sits in a museum gallery, fully intact even after being cast aside thousands of years ago.

  3. Available to be used

    Available to be used; at one's disposal.

    • disposable income
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Any object that is designed to be disposed of, rather than refilled or repaired.

      • Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both.

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Derived

daily disposable, disposability, disposable diaper, disposable income, disposable nappy, disposableness, disposable razor, disposably, reposable, sposie

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at disposable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01disposable02refilled03refill04replace05pay06profitable07serviceable

A definitional loop anchored at disposable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at disposable

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA