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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  throwaway \throw"a*way\ n.
     1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a
        leaflet) intended for wide distribution.
  
     Syn: circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier,
          flyer
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. words spoken in a casual way with conscious underemphasis.
        [WordNet 1.5]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  throwaway \throw"a*way\ a.
     1. designed to be discarded after a single use; disposable.
        [PJC]
  
     2. spoken with deliberate underemphasis; as, a throwaway line
        in a play.
        [PJC]
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  throwaway
       adj 1: thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes";
              "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged
              some thrown-away furniture" [syn: cast-off(a), discarded,
               throwaway(a), thrown-away(a)]
       2: intended to be thrown away after use; "throwaway diapers"
          [syn: throwaway(p)]
       n 1: a homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the
            streets [syn: street arab, gamin]
       2: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet)
          intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to
          all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill, bill, broadside,
           broadsheet, flier, flyer]
       3: words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  throw-away
     a.
     Designed to be or having been thrown away.
     n.
     1 any printed material that need not be kept after being read
     2 a flyer

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  throwaway
     a.
     1 disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.
     2 extemporaneous; off the cuff.
     3 Given in a casual manner, either deliberately or unconsciously,
  with apparent disregard for effect.
     n.
     Something temporary and disposable.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  throw-away
     a.
     Designed to be or having been thrown away.
     n.
     1 any printed material that need not be kept after being read
     2 a flyer

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  throwaway
     a.
     1 disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.
     2 extemporaneous; off the cuff.
     3 Given in a casual manner, either deliberately or unconsciously,
  with apparent disregard for effect.
     n.
     Something temporary and disposable.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  throw-away
     a.
     Designed to be or having been thrown away.
     n.
     1 any printed material that need not be kept after being read
     2 a flyer

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  throwaway
     a.
     1 disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.
     2 extemporaneous; off the cuff.
     3 Given in a casual manner, either deliberately or unconsciously,
  with apparent disregard for effect.
     n.
     Something temporary and disposable.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  throw-away
     a.
     Designed to be or having been thrown away.
     n.
     1 any printed material that need not be kept after being read
     2 a flyer

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  throwaway
     a.
     1 disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.
     2 extemporaneous; off the cuff.
     3 Given in a casual manner, either deliberately or unconsciously,
  with apparent disregard for effect.
     n.
     Something temporary and disposable.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Throwaway /θɹˈəʊəwˌeɪ/
  النشرة