ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance
(noun) the act of forcing out someone or something; “the ejection of troublemakers by the police”; “the child’s expulsion from school”
elimination, riddance
(noun) the act of removing or getting rid of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
riddance (countable and uncountable, plural riddances)
The act of being rid of something; deliverance
The earth thrown up by a burrowing animal.
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Source: Wiktionary
Rid"dance, n.
1. The act of ridding or freeing; deliverance; a cleaning up or out. Thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field. Lev. xxiii. 22.
2. The state of being rid or free; freedom; escape. "Riddance from all adversity." Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 June 2025
(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
