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"

Type of:
  • material; stuff

Types:
  • impurity; dross
  • exhaust; exhaust fumes; fumes
  • body waste; excretion; excreta; excrement; excretory product
  • filth; crud; skank
  • sewage; sewerage
  • effluent; wastewater; sewer water
  • garbage; refuse; food waste; scraps
  • pollutant
  • rubbish; trash; scrap
  • slop
  • toxic waste; toxic industrial waste


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