Disposable vs Trash - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between disposable and trash

is that disposable is any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired while trash is (chiefly|us) useless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.

As an adjective disposable

is that can be disposed of.

As a verb trash is

(us) to discard.

disposable

English

Noun

(en noun)

Any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.

* 2010 , Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion (page 88)

Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both.

Adjective

(en adjective)

That can be disposed of.

That is designed to be discarded rather than refilled or repaired.

Rather than purchase an expensive razor he bought a packet of cheap disposable ones.

Available to be used.

Antonyms

* non-disposable, nondisposable, undisposable, indisposable

Derived terms

* disposability * disposable income * disposableness * disposably

External links

* (wikipedia "disposable")

trash

English

Noun

(-)

(chiefly, US) Useless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.

* Landor

A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin.

A container into which things are discarded.

Something worthless or of poor quality.

(slang, derogatory) People of low social status or class.

(computing) Temporary storage on disk for files that the user has deleted, allowing them to be recovered if necessary.

A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game.

(Markham)

Synonyms

* garbage (1-3), junk (1,3), refuse (1), rubbish, waste * (container) trash can * See also

Derived terms

* trailer trash * trash bag * trash can * trashed * trashery * trash fish * trashman * trashmover * trashy * white trash

Verb

(es)

(US) To discard.

* 1989 , InfoWorld (18 December 1989, page 66)

Fatcat also fails to warn you that unformatting will trash any files copied to the unintentionally formatted disk.

(US) To make into a mess.

The burglars trashed the house.

(US) To beat soundly in a game.

(US) To disrespect someone or something

To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop.

to trash the rattoons of sugar cane

To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush.

To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.

(Beaumont and Fletcher)

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* trash out

Anagrams

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