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waste

/ waste /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
"if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"
"mindless dissipation of natural resources"
Type of:
activity
Kinds of:
boondoggle waste of effort waste of energy waste of material waste of money
Derived:
fritter frivol away dissipate shoot fritter away
noun Sense 2
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
Type of:
act human action human activity
Domain:
law jurisprudence
verb Sense 3
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"
"You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
Opposites:
conserve husband economize economise
Type of:
use expend
Kinds of:
burn
Derived:
prodigal profligate squanderer thriftlessness wastefulness
Verb group:
blow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
get rid of
"We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"
Type of:
discard fling toss
Derived:
waste material waste matter waste product
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
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"
Type of:
material stuff
Kinds of:
impurity dross exhaust exhaust fumes fumes
Derived:
run off
verb Sense 6
waste away
"Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
Type of:
devolve deteriorate drop
Kinds of:
necrose gangrene mortify sphacelate
Derived:
wastage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 7
run off as waste
"The water wastes back into the ocean"
Type of:
run flow feed
Derived:
overflow runoff overspill waste material waste matter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 8
cause to grow thin or weak
"The treatment emaciated him"
Type of:
enfeeble debilitate drain
Derived:
bonyness emaciation gauntness maceration wastage
Causes:
emaciate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 9
use inefficiently or inappropriately
"waste heat"
"waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"
Type of:
use utilize utilise
Derived:
thriftlessness wastefulness dissipation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 10
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
"After her husband died, she just pined away"
Type of:
weaken
Derived:
languisher wastage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 11
devastate or ravage
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
Type of:
destroy ruin
Kinds of:
ruin
Derived:
bane curse scourge nemesis ravage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 12
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
"the barrens of central Africa"
"the trackless wastes of the desert"
Type of:
wilderness wild
Kinds of:
heath heathland
noun Sense 13
the trait of wasting resources
"a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"
"the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
Type of:
improvidence shortsightedness
Derived:
blow squander
verb Sense 14
spend extravagantly
"waste not, want not"
Type of:
spend expend drop
Kinds of:
fritter frivol away dissipate shoot fritter away
Derived:
wastefulness dissipation wastrel waster prodigal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something
adjective satellite Sense 15
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
"a desert island"
"a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"
"a wild stretch of land"
"waste places"
Similar:
inhospitable
verb Sense 16
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
"The mafia liquidated the informer"
"the double agent was neutralized"
Type of:
kill
Derived:
elimination liquidation murderer liquidator manslayer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 17
disposed of as useless
"waste paper"
Similar:
useless
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
17
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
112
Times Searched
3
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activity boondoggle waste of effort waste of energy waste of material waste of money act human action human activity use expend burn