English noun: waste material | |||
1. | waste material (substance) any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted | ||
Samples | They collect the waste once a week. Much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers. | ||
Synonyms | waste, waste matter, waste product | ||
Broader (hypernym) | material, stuff | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | body waste, crud, dross, effluent, excrement, excreta, excretion, excretory product, exhaust, exhaust fumes, filth, food waste, fumes, garbage, impurity, pollutant, refuse, rubbish, scrap, scraps, sewage, sewer water, sewerage, skank, slop, toxic industrial waste, toxic waste, trash, wastewater | ||