Definition of RECYCLE

recycle

Plural: recycles

Verb

Verb Forms: recycled, recycling, recycles

  • To process waste material for reuse.
  • cause to repeat a cycle
  • use again after processing
    • "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
  • To break down and reuse component materials.
  • To reuse as a whole.
  • To collect or place in a bin for recycling.
  • To be recycled.
  • To discard into a recycling bin.
  • To put (a person) through a course of training again.
  • To skate toward the rear of the engagement zone to maximize the time that an opposing jammer must spend before returning to the action.

Noun

  • An act of recycling.

Examples

  • Both paper and plastic can be recycled.
  • Savvy Words With Friends players often recycle common letter combinations into new words.
  • Sulfur recycles in the sulfur cycle.

Origin / Etymology

From re- + cycle.

Scrabble Score: 14

recycle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
recycle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
recycle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

recycle: valid Words With Friends Word