waste (Meaning)
waste (n)
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
the trait of wasting resources
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
waste (v)
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
use inefficiently or inappropriately
get rid of
run off as waste
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
spend extravagantly
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
cause to grow thin or weak
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
become physically weaker
waste (s)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (a.)
Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary; dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
Lying unused; unproductive; worthless; valueless; refuse; rejected; as, waste land; waste paper.
Lost for want of occupiers or use; superfluous.
To bring to ruin; to devastate; to desolate; to destroy.
To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
To spend unnecessarily or carelessly; to employ prodigally; to expend without valuable result; to apply to useless purposes; to lavish vainly; to squander; to cause to be lost; to destroy by scattering or injury.
To damage, impair, or injure, as an estate, voluntarily, or by suffering the buildings, fences, etc., to go to decay.
waste (v. i.)
To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value, or the like, gradually; to be consumed; to dwindle; to grow less.
To procure or sustain a reduction of flesh; -- said of a jockey in preparation for a race, etc.
waste (v.)
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 waste of property, time, labor, words, etc.
That which is wasted or desolate; a devastated, uncultivated, or wild country; a deserted region; an unoccupied or unemployed space; a dreary void; a desert; a wilderness.
That which is of no value; worthless remnants; refuse. Specifically: Remnants of cops, or other refuse resulting from the working of cotton, wool, hemp, and the like, used for wiping machinery, absorbing oil in the axle boxes of railway cars, etc.
Spoil, destruction, or injury, done to houses, woods, fences, lands, etc., by a tenant for life or for years, to the prejudice of the heir, or of him in reversion or remainder.
Old or abandoned workings, whether left as vacant space or filled with refuse.
waste (n.)
Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.
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waste Sentence Examples
- The factory generated a significant amount of toxic waste that polluted the surrounding environment.
- It's important to reduce waste and conserve resources to protect our planet.
- We need to find innovative ways to minimize food waste and feed those in need.
- Throwing away reusable items is a waste of both money and resources.
- Time management is essential to avoid wasting time on unproductive tasks.
- It's a waste of effort to try and convince someone who is unwilling to listen.
- The government's spending on inefficient programs is a waste of taxpayer money.
- The excessive packaging of products creates unnecessary waste that ends up in landfills.
- It's a waste of potential to not develop and use your talents.
- Overconsumption and waste are contributing factors to climate change and environmental degradation.
FAQs About the word waste
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The factory generated a significant amount of toxic waste that polluted the surrounding environment.
It's important to reduce waste and conserve resources to protect our planet.
We need to find innovative ways to minimize food waste and feed those in need.
Throwing away reusable items is a waste of both money and resources.
