an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscriber…
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Wastefulness
the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
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capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria; "a biodegradable detergent"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscriber…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscriber…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscriber…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons; "electr…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscriber…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscriber…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscriber…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.a low area that has been filled in
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products; "Every Monday, we put our recycling out on the curb for pick-up"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Waste and circular economy.lessen and make more modest; "reduce one's standard of living"
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To render an account; to answer in judgment; -- with for; as, we must account for the use of our opportunities.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characte…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element of character; that which characterized.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.Changes made to cope with the effects of climate change.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and associated with cough, spitt…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.A gradual sinking and wasting away of the physical faculties; any wasting disease, esp. pulmonary consumption; as, to die of a decline.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: trait, wasting, resources, life, characterized.
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