WASTE MATTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

Example:

much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers

Synonyms:

waste; waste material; waste matter; waste product

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("waste matter" is a kind of...):

material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waste matter"):

dross; impurity (worthless or dangerous material that should be removed)

exhaust; exhaust fumes; fumes (gases ejected from an engine as waste products)

body waste; excrement; excreta; excretion; excretory product (waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body)

crud; filth; skank (any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant)

sewage; sewerage (waste matter carried away in sewers or drains)

effluent; sewer water; wastewater (water mixed with waste matter)

food waste; garbage; refuse; scraps (food that is discarded (as from a kitchen))

pollutant (waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil)

rubbish; scrap; trash (worthless material that is to be disposed of)

slop ((usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand)

toxic industrial waste; toxic waste (poisonous waste materials; can cause injury (especially by chemical means))