disposable
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- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 10
/dɪsˈpəʊzəbl̩/
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/dɪsˈpəʊzəbl̩/ · /dɪsˈpoʊzəbl̩/
Definition of disposable
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- That can be disposed of.
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adj
- That can be disposed of.
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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.”
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Available to be used; at one's disposal.
“disposable income”
noun
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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.”
“Durable goods can be cost-effective but make great disease vectors, and disposables like syringes and needles can be a problem in the poorest places, where there's desperate need of vaccines for diseases like polio. That's where the UCSD scientists come in.”
- Any object that is designed to be disposed of, rather than refilled or repaired.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From dispos(e) + -able.
Words you can make from disposable
200+ playable · top: PIEBALDS (13 pts)
Best play piebalds 13 points8-letter words
13 words7-letter words
40 words- BIPEDAL 12 pts
- PIEBALD 12 pts
- POSABLE 11 pts
- ADIPOSE 10 pts
- ALBEDOS 10 pts
- ALIPEDS 10 pts
- APSIDES 10 pts
- BALDIES 10 pts
- BIASSED 10 pts
- BLISSED 10 pts
- BOLIDES 10 pts
- DEPOSAL 10 pts
- DESPOIL 10 pts
- DIPLOES 10 pts
- DIPOLES 10 pts
- DISABLE 10 pts
- DISPELS 10 pts
- DISPOSE 10 pts
- ELAPIDS 10 pts
- LAPIDES 10 pts
- OEDIPAL 10 pts
- PALSIED 10 pts
- PEDALOS 10 pts
- PLEIADS 10 pts
- SALPIDS 10 pts
- SPOILED 10 pts
- ABIOSES 9 pts
- ABSEILS 9 pts
- BOLASES 9 pts
- ESPIALS 9 pts
- LAPISES 9 pts
- LIPASES 9 pts
- OBELIAS 9 pts
- PALSIES 9 pts
- ADIOSES 8 pts
- AIDLESS 8 pts
- ALDOSES 8 pts
- ISOLEAD 8 pts
- LASSOED 8 pts
- LOIASES 7 pts
6-letter words
99 words- BIPEDS 11 pts
- BIPODS 11 pts
- PIBALS 10 pts
- ABIDES 9 pts
- ABODES 9 pts
- ADOBES 9 pts
- ALBEDO 9 pts
- ALIPED 9 pts
- BAILED 9 pts
- BALDIE 9 pts
- BIASED 9 pts
- BIELDS 9 pts
- BLADES 9 pts
- BODIES 9 pts
- BOILED 9 pts
- BOLIDE 9 pts
- BOSSED 9 pts
- DIPLOE 9 pts
- DIPOLE 9 pts
- DIPSAS 9 pts
- DIPSOS 9 pts
- DISPEL 9 pts
- DOABLE 9 pts
- DOBIES 9 pts
- DOBLAS 9 pts
- ELAPID 9 pts
- LAPSED 9 pts
- LIPOED 9 pts
- LISPED 9 pts
- PADLES 9 pts
- PASSED 9 pts
- PEDALO 9 pts
- PEDALS 9 pts
- PISSED 9 pts
- PLAIDS 9 pts
- PLEADS 9 pts
- PLEIAD 9 pts
- POISED 9 pts
- SALPID 9 pts
- SLIPED 9 pts
- SLOPED 9 pts
- SOAPED 9 pts
- SPADES 9 pts
- SPILED 9 pts
- SPODES 9 pts
- ABSEIL 8 pts
- ASLOPE 8 pts
- BASILS 8 pts
- BIASES 8 pts
- ESPIAL 8 pts
- LAPSES 8 pts
- LIPASE 8 pts
- OBELIA 8 pts
- PALEOS 8 pts
- PASEOS 8 pts
- PASSEL 8 pts
- PILOSE 8 pts
- PLISSE 8 pts
- POISES 8 pts
- POLEIS 8 pts
- POLIES 8 pts
- POSIES 8 pts
- SABLES 8 pts
- SALEPS 8 pts
- SEPALS 8 pts
- SEPIAS 8 pts
- SLIPES 8 pts
- SLOPES 8 pts
- SPAILS 8 pts
- SPALES 8 pts
- SPEILS 8 pts
- SPIELS 8 pts
- SPILES 8 pts
- SPOILS 8 pts
- AISLED 7 pts
- ALDOSE 7 pts
- ASIDES 7 pts
- DAISES 7 pts
- DASSIE 7 pts
- DEASIL 7 pts
- DOSSAL 7 pts
- DOSSEL 7 pts
- DOSSIL 7 pts
- EIDOLA 7 pts
- IDEALS 7 pts
- LADIES 7 pts
- OLDIES 7 pts
- SAILED 7 pts
- SIDLES 7 pts
- SILOED 7 pts
- SLIDES 7 pts
- SLOIDS 7 pts
- SOILED 7 pts
- SOLIDS 7 pts
- AISLES 6 pts
- ASSOIL 6 pts
- LASSIE 6 pts
- LIASES 6 pts
- SILOES 6 pts
5-letter words
47 words- BIPED 10 pts
- BIPOD 10 pts
- BLIPS 9 pts
- ABIDE 8 pts
- ABLED 8 pts
- ABODE 8 pts
- ADOBE 8 pts
- APODS 8 pts
- BALDS 8 pts
- BALED 8 pts
- BASED 8 pts
- BEADS 8 pts
- BIDES 8 pts
- BIELD 8 pts
- BLADE 8 pts
- BODES 8 pts
- BOLDS 8 pts
- ABLES 7 pts
- ABOIL 7 pts
- APSES 7 pts
- APSIS 7 pts
- ASPIS 7 pts
- BAILS 7 pts
- BALES 7 pts
- BASES 7 pts
- BASIL 7 pts
- BASIS 7 pts
- BASSI 7 pts
- BASSO 7 pts
- BEALS 7 pts
- BILES 7 pts
- BISES 7 pts
- BLASE 7 pts
- BLESS 7 pts
- BLISS 7 pts
- BOILS 7 pts
- BOLAS 7 pts
- BOLES 7 pts
- ADIOS 6 pts
- AIDES 6 pts
- AILED 6 pts
- ASIDE 6 pts
- DALES 6 pts
- DEALS 6 pts
- DEILS 6 pts
- AISLE 5 pts
- ALOES 5 pts
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