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| pack rat |
(informal) a person who saves, collects, or hoards a great variety of items, many of them useless. [1/2 definitions] |
| pointless |
useless to pursue; without meaning. [1/3 definitions] |
| reclamation |
the act or process of restoring poor-quality or useless land. [1/3 definitions] |
| rot |
to deteriorate or become damaged, unsafe, or useless (often fol. by "away," through," or the like). [1/12 definitions] |
| scrap1 |
to discard as worthless, useless, or unfeasible. [1/6 definitions] |
| scrapheap |
a pile of useless material, esp. rusted metal. |
| stultify |
to render worthless or useless; cripple or nullify. |
| trash |
anything considered worthless or useless, and usu. discarded; rubbish; garbage. [1/7 definitions] |
| trumpery |
something of little value; useless finery. [2/3 definitions] |
| valueless |
of no value; worthless; useless. |
| void |
having no effect; futile; useless. [1/11 definitions] |
| waste |
seen or rejected as useless or worthless. [1/18 definitions] |
| wear out |
to make useless through prolonged use. [2/3 definitions] |
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