discarding
present participle of discard
discarding (plural discardings)
The act by which something is discarded; a throwing away.
(in the plural) Discarded material.
the usual discardings of country folk
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*card", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Discarding.]
1. (Card Playing)
Definition: To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards).
2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away. They blame the favorites, and think it nothing extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to discard them. Swift.
3. To put or thrust away; to reject. A man discards the follies of boyhood. I. Taylor.
Syn.
– To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier.
Dis*card", v. i. (Card Playing)
Definition: To make a discard.
Dis*card", n. (Card Playing)
Definition: The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 April 2025
(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
