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disposal
/dɪsˈpoʊ.zəl/
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What does disposal mean?
noun
- A disposition; an arrangement, categorization, or classification of things.
- A kick or a handball of the ball during a game.
- (slang) A sexual paraphilia, as in art, fiction, and role-playing, that involves a character consuming and digesting another and disposing their remains as bodily fluids, typically as via ejaculation or defecation.
More meanings (2)
noun
- The power to use something or someone.
- A garbage disposal
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IPA pronunciation
/dɪsˈpoʊ.zəl/
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A sufficient quantity of chlorate of potassium and of caustic potash was placed at his disposal, together with provisions for eight days.
The country club has a caddies' clubhouse which they don't use in winter and which they have politely put at our disposal.
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It is verily a great thing to live in obedience, to be under authority, and not to be at our own disposal.
I heap them up loosely, to avoid any grievous tumult and to fill the space at my disposal as best I may.
In illness as in health, the kindly, courteous and yet unobtrusive services of Mother Bogue are at the disposal of the student.