Added to
Favorites
Sign Up
Log In
Introducing a cool
new way to learn!
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Word Dynamo
Quotes
Reference
Translator
Spanish
Related Searches
Complete list of ...
List of non recyc...
Seven types of re...
Numbers on recycl...
Recyclable resour...
10 thing you can ...
Things that can b...
Styrofoam recycli...
Nearby Words
recurvate
recurvation
recurve
recurviroster
recurvirostra
recurvirostral
recurvirostrida...
recurvity
recurvous
recusal
recusance
recusancy
recusant
recusation
recusative
recuse
recussion
recut
recutting
recyclability
recyclable
recycle
recycling bin
recycling plant
recyclist
red
red act
red action
red actor
red admiral
red alder
red alert
red alga
red algae
red amaranth
red and black
red and the bla...
red angel's tru...
red angus
red ant
red argue
Synonyms
convert
recover
salvage
save
MORE
recyclable
[
ree-
sahy
-k
uh
l
]
Recyclables
www.target.com
Recyclables
Online. Shop at Target.
Recyclables
www.hellolocal.com
Find
Recyclables
Local
Recyclables
Recyclable
Definition
Dictionary.com
Find Definitions For Any Word.Get Your Free Dictionary.com Toolbar.
Ads
re·cy·cle
/
riˈsaɪ
kəl
/
Show Spelled
[
ree-
sahy
-k
uh
l
]
Show IPA
verb,
-cled,
-cling,
noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for
reuse
:
recycling paper to save trees.
2.
to alter or adapt for new use without changing the essential form or
nature
of:
The old factory is being recycled as a theater.
3.
to use again in the original form or with minimal alteration:
The governor recycled some speeches from his early days.
4.
to cause to pass through a
cycle
again:
to recycle laundry through a washing machine.
verb (used without object)
5.
to pass through a
cycle
again; repeat a process from the beginning.
6.
to undergo reuse or renewal; be subject to or suitable for further use, activity, etc.:
The industry
will
recycle and become profitable once more.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Recyclable
is always a great word to know.
So is
slumgullion
. Does it mean:
So is
flibbertigibbet
. Does it mean:
So is
lollapalooza
. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
noun
7.
the act or process of recycling.
Origin:
1925–30;
re-
+
cycle
Related forms
re·cy·cla·ble,
adjective
re·cy·cla·bil·i·ty,
noun
re·cy·cler,
re·cy·clist,
noun
non·re·cy·cla·ble,
adjective
un·re·cy·cled,
adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To
recyclable
Collins
World English Dictionary
recycle
(riːˈsaɪk
ə
l)
—
vb
1.
to pass (a substance) through a system again for further treatment or use
2.
to reclaim (packaging or products with a limited useful life) for further use
3.
to institute a different cycle of processes or events in (a machine, system, etc)
4.
to repeat (a series of operations)
—
n
5.
the repetition of a fixed sequence of events
re'cyclable
—
adj
, —
n
re'cycleable
—
adj
, —
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Searching for
recyclable
?
How many words do you actually know?
FIND OUT
Quote Of The Day
"Let our conversation now be without precedent in fact or literature, each one speaking to the best of his ability the truth to the best of his knowledge."
-Samuel Beckett
MORE
Partners:
Word
Bloglines
Citysearch
The Daily Beast
Ask Answers
Ask Kids
Life123
Sendori
Thesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright ©
2012
. All rights reserved.
About
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
API
Careers
Advertise with Us
Contact Us
Help
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Favorites feature
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT
How many words do you know?
FIND OUT