castoff
Someone's former possession
A castoff is something discarded or rejected, especially clothing passed along to someone else: The younger siblings wore their older brother's castoffs.
As an adjective, castoff describes things thrown away or abandoned: castoff furniture, castoff lovers.
In knitting, casting off is the technique for finishing an edge and removing work from the needles.
Gotten rid of
- unwantedNot wished for
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- refuseReject or garbage
- trashDiscarded worthless material
rubbish · junk · scrap · debris · waste · remnants · leftovers · surplus
Shunned, rejected person
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- pariahRejected, shunned person
- exileBanishment from homeland
- strayWander from course
orphan · waif · abandoned · forsaken · unwanted · neglected · disowned · spurned
Used item passed along
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- outgrownBecame too large for
- donatedGave as a gift
- thriftCareful use of resources
vintage · used · worn · preloved · consignment · resale · ragbag · rummage
discarded
Gotten rid of
trash · rubbish · junk · scrap · debris · waste · remnants · leftovers · surplus · excess
outcast
Shunned, rejected person
stray · orphan · waif · abandoned · forsaken · unwanted · neglected · disowned · spurned · shunned
hand-me-down
Used item passed along
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- outgrownBecame too large for
- donatedGave as a gift
thrift · vintage · used · worn · preloved · consignment · resale · ragbag · rummage · goodwill
mooring
Vessel's secured resting place
bowline · gangway · bollard · cleat · slip · berth · marina · harbor · wharf · jetty
stitch
Thread loop in fabric
edge · finishing · row · loop · knitwork · pattern · gauge · tension · ribbing · decrease
- junktrash, garbage, refuse, rubbish, waste
- secondhandused, pre-owned, preowned, secondhand, hand-me-down
- wastetrash, garbage, rubbish, refuse, debris
- throwaway thingstrash, junk, garbage, waste, discard
- eliminated contestantsloser, evictee, sent home, cut, axed
- clunkersjalopy, junker, clunker, beater, heap