Usually means: Discarded paper suitable for recycling.
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  1. wastepaper: Merriam-Webster
  2. wastepaper: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. wastepaper: Collins English Dictionary
  4. wastepaper: Wordnik
  5. wastepaper: Wiktionary
  6. wastepaper: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. wastepaper: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. wastepaper: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. wastepaper: Dictionary.com
  10. wastepaper: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (wastepaper)

▸ noun:  Unwanted paper that has been discarded.

Similar:
trashpaper, wastepaper bin, wastepaper basket, paper bin, scrap paper, broke, maculature, backwater, paperweight, paper bank, more...

Opposite:
recyclable, reusable, valuable, salvageable

Types:
paper towel, toilet paper, napkin, tissue, paper bag, gift wrap, newspaper, junk mail, more...

Phrases:
wastepaper basket, wastepaper baskets, wastepaper bin, wastepaper bins, more...

Adjectives:
much, mere, recycled, clean, soiled, other, mixed, domestic, only, grade

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Similar:
trashpaper, wastepaper bin, wastepaper basket, paper bin, scrap paper, broke, maculature, backwater, paperweight, paper bank, more...

Opposite:
recyclable, reusable, valuable, salvageable

Types:
paper towel, toilet paper, napkin, tissue, paper bag, gift wrap, newspaper, junk mail, more...

Phrases:
wastepaper basket, wastepaper baskets, wastepaper bin, wastepaper bins, more...

Adjectives:
much, mere, recycled, clean, soiled, other, mixed, domestic, only, grade



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