noun
1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
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he mailed the circular to all subscribers
• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms: ↑circulate (for: ↑circular), ↑circularize (for: ↑circular), ↑circularise (for: ↑circular)
• Hypernyms: ↑ad, ↑advertisement, ↑advertizement, ↑advertising, ↑advertizing, ↑advert
• Hyponyms: ↑stuffer
2. (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
• Syn: ↑street arab, ↑gamin
• Usage Domain: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation
• Hypernyms: ↑street urchin, ↑guttersnipe
3. words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
• Hypernyms: ↑actor's line, ↑speech, ↑words
adjective
1. thrown away
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wearing someone's cast-off clothes
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throwaway children living on the streets
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salvaged some thrown-away furniture
• Syn: ↑cast-off, ↑discarded, ↑thrown-away
• Similar to: ↑unwanted
2. intended to be thrown away after use
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throwaway diapers
• Similar to: ↑disposable
Useful english dictionary. 2012.