Synonyms: reclamation
Definition: the recovery of useful substances from waste products
Similar words: recovery, retrieval
Definition: the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
Synonyms: reclamation, reformation
Definition: rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
Usage: the reclamation of delinquent children
Similar words: rescue, saving, deliverance, delivery
Definition: recovery or preservation from loss or danger
Usage: work is the deliverance of mankind; a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
Synonyms: reclamation, rehabilitation, renewal
Definition: the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
Similar words: restoration
Definition: the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state