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   waste

   /wāst/

   verb

   • 1. use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose: "we can't afford to waste electricity" Similar squanderfritter awaymisspendmisusespend recklesslythrow awaylavishbe wasteful withdissipatespend like waterthrow around like confettigo throughrun throughexhaustdraindepleteburn upuse upconsumeinformal:blowsplurgeOpposite conserve
   • ▪ bestow or expend on an unappreciative recipient: "her small talk was wasted on this guest"
   • ▪ fail to make full or good use of: "we're wasted in this job"
   • 2. (of a person or a part of the body) become progressively weaker and more emaciated: "she was visibly wasting away" Similar grow weakwitheratrophybecome emaciatedshrivel upshrinkdecaydeclinewiltfadeflagdeterioratedegeneraterotmolderlanguishbe abandonedbe neglectedbe forgottenbe disregardedOpposite flourishthrive
   • ▪ make progressively weaker and more emaciated: archaic "these symptoms wasted the patients very much"
   • 3. devastate or ruin (a place): literary "he seized their cattle and wasted their country"
   • ▪ kill or severely injure (someone): informal North American "I saw them waste the guy I worked for" Similar murderkilldo away withassassinateliquidatedo to deatheliminateterminatedispatchfinish offput to deathexecuteslaughterbutchermassacrewipe outdestroyannihilateeradicateexterminateextirpatedecimatemow downshoot downcut downcut to piecesinformal:bump offpolish offdo inknock offtoptake outcroakstifficeoffrub outwhacksmokeliterary:slay
   • 4. (of time) pass away; be spent: literary "the years were wasting"

   adjective

   • 1. (of a material, substance, or byproduct) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process: "ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly" Similar unwantedexcesssuperfluousleft overscrapextraunuseduselessworthlessunproductiveunusableunprofitableOpposite useful
   • 2. (of an area of land, typically in a city or town) not used, cultivated, or built on: "a patch of waste ground" Similar uncultivatedbarrendesertunproductiveinfertileunfruitfularidbaredesolatesolitarylonelyemptyvoiduninhabitedunpopulatedwildOpposite cultivated

   noun

   • 1. an act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose: "it's a waste of time trying to argue with him" Similar squanderingdissipationfrittering awaymisspendingmisusemisapplicationmisemploymentabuseprodigalityextravagancewastefulnesslavishnessunthriftiness
   • ▪ the gradual loss or diminution of something: archaic "he was pale and weak from waste of blood"
   • 2. material that is not wanted; the unusable remains or byproducts of something: "bodily waste" Similar refuselitterdebrisdrossjunkdetritusscrapdregsleavingsremainsscrapsoffscouringssewageeffluenteffluviumrubbishgarbagetrash
   • 3. a large area of barren, typically uninhabited land: "the icy wastes of the Antarctic" Similar desertwastelandwildernessbarrennessemptinessvastnesswilds
   • 4. damage to an estate caused by an act or by neglect, especially by a life-tenant.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Northern French wast(e) (noun), waster (verb), based on Latin vastus ‘unoccupied, uncultivated’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wasteless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWASTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WASTE definition: 1. an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.: 2. to not be…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wasteWaste Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : damaged, defective, or superfluous material produced by a manufacturing process: such as. (1) : material rejected during a textile manufacturing process and used usually for wiping away dirt and oil. cotton waste. (2) : scrap. (3) : an unwanted by-product of a manufacturing process, chemical laboratory, or nuclear reactor.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WasteWaste - Wikipedia

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   Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A by-product, by contrast is a joint product of relatively minor economic value.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › wasteWASTE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Waste definition: to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander. See examples of WASTE used in a sentence.

6. www.britannica.com › dictionary › wasteWaste Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   WASTE meaning: 1 : loss of something valuable that occurs because too much of it is being used or because it is being used in a way that is not necessary or effective; 2 : an action or use that results in the unnecessary loss of something valuable

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWASTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you waste something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed. There could be many reasons and he was not going to waste time speculating on them.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wasteWaste - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted. “they collect the waste once a week” “much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers” synonyms: waste material, waste matter, waste product.