Associations to the word «Discarded»

Wiktionary

DISCARD, verb. (transitive) to throw away, to reject.
DISCARD, verb. (intransitive) (card games) To make a discard; to throw out a card.
DISCARD, verb. To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.
DISCARD, noun. Anything discarded.
DISCARD, noun. A discarded playing card in a card game.

Dictionary definition

DISCARD, noun. Anything that is cast aside or discarded.
DISCARD, noun. (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit.
DISCARD, noun. Getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable.
DISCARD, verb. Throw or cast away; "Put away your worries".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.