English dictionary
waste
/w/eI/st/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary; dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
Source: webster1913
noun
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any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
ExamplesThey collect the waste once a week.
Much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers.
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useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
ExamplesIf the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste.
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the trait of wasting resources
ExamplesA life characterized by thriftlessness and waste.
The wastefulness of missed opportunities.
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an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
ExamplesThe trackless wastes of the desert.
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(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
Synonyms permissive wasteSource: WordNet 3.0
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The act of wasting, or the state of being wasted; a squandering; needless destruction; useless consumption or expenditure; devastation; loss without equivalent gain; gradual loss or decrease, by use, wear, or decay; as, a <i>waste</i> of property, time, labor, words, etc.
Source: webster1913
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Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.
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adjective satellite
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located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
ExamplesWaste places.
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verb
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spend thoughtlessly; throw away
ExamplesHe wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends.
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use inefficiently or inappropriately
ExamplesWaste heat.
Waste a joke on an unappreciative audience.
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get rid of
ExamplesWe waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer.
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run off as waste
ExamplesThe water wastes back into the ocean.
Synonyms run offSource: WordNet 3.0
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get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
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spend extravagantly
ExamplesWaste not, want not.
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lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
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cause to grow thin or weak
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cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
ExamplesThe enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion.
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become physically weaker
Synonyms rotSource: WordNet 3.0
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To bring to ruin; to devastate; to desolate; to destroy.
Source: webster1913
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To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value, or the like, gradually; to be consumed; to dwindle; to grow less.
Source: webster1913