See Also: leftwards(dictionary)

recycle (iou) and leftwards (oh)


recycle (iou)



recycle verb & noun. E20.
[from RE- + CYCLE verb.]
A. verb.
verb trans. Return to a previous stage of a cyclic process; convert (waste) into or into a usable form; use again with little or no alteration. Also, reclaim (a material) from waste. E20.
Anthony Huxley Sewage can be recycled into fresh water. Toronto Sun Eggleton had recycled part of..his speech from his..fund-raising dinner. Lifestyle Turning the Home into a green house with..recycled loo paper and additive-free foods.
a. verb trans. Repeat (a process) on a computer or counting device. M20.
b. verb intrans. Of a computer: repeat a procedure. L20.
verb intrans. Undergo recycling. L20.
Comb.: recycling time Photography the time required to recharge the capacitor of a flash unit.
b. noun. The operation or process of recycling something. Also, recycled material. E20.
recycla'bility noun the quality of being recyclable L20.
recyclable adjective able to be recycled L20.
recycler noun L20.

leftwards (oh)



on or towards the left
-opposite rightwards rightwards
::Follow the path leftwards.
-- leftward adj