The letter was consigned to the wastepaper basket.
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Wastepaper
//ˈweɪstˌpeɪpɚ//
Synonyms for "wastepaper" (38 found)
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2 entriesderived from
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6 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 13 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 廢紙 /废纸 noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
Czech
1 entries- makulatura noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
Dutch
1 entries- oudpapier noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
Finnish
1 entries- jätepaperi noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
French
2 entries- maculature noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
- vieux papiers noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
Georgian
1 entries- მაკულატურა noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
German
2 entries- Altpapier noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
- Makulatur noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
Irish
1 entries- dramhpháipéar noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
Japanese
2 entries- 屑紙 noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
- 紙屑 noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
Polish
1 entries- makulatura noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
Russian
1 entries- макулату́ра noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
Spanish
1 entries- papelote noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
Ukrainian
1 entries- макулату́ра noun (unwanted paper that has been discarded)
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