Recycling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products wordnet
  3. 3
    Those materials culled for recycling. uncountable

    "He plans to haul the recycling in on Saturday."

  4. 4
    used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products wordnet
  5. 5
    Something made by recycling something else. countable, figuratively, uncountable, usually

    "Eddie Holman is still best remembered for his soulful, falsettoed/sex-changed recycling of Ruby & The Romantics' big-time smoothie from 1963, "Hey There Lonely Boy.""

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of recycle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
cycleransomreclaimrecouprecoverredeem

Example

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"We must think about recycling energy."

Related phrases

aspirational recyclinge-recyclingrecycling binrecycling stationrecycling symbolrecycling timewishful recycling

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