Castoff

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that has been discarded.
  • n. Printing A calculation of the amount of space a manuscript will occupy when set into type.
  • adj. Discarded; rejected.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. something that has been rejected or discarded; a reject
  • adj. discarded or rejected
    • Word Usage
    "Using what he describes as castoff materials he has salvaged over time, Gregory -- a specialist in the tuning and repair of organs -- put together an impressive instrument incorporating drums, cymbals, snare and bass drums, trumpets, xylophone and other instruments which drew an immediate large crowd whenever he started it up."
    Equivalent
    unwanted   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sew    stitch    run up    sew together   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    discarded    junked    scrap(prenominal)    waste   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ill-fitting    well-fitting    homespun    tattered    light-colored   
     
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