food waste disposer

noun

A machine, built into the waste tube of a domestic sink, that shreds unwanted food and flushes it away.

Meanings

nounfood waste disposer (plural food waste disposers)

plural food waste disposers

  1. USA machine, built into the waste tube of a domestic sink, that shreds unwanted food and flushes it away.

    Synonyms: garbage disposal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA machine, built into the waste tube of a domestic sink, that shreds unwanted food and flushes it away.

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Chicago

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