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Waste
see synonyms of wasteNoun
1. waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
Example Sentences:'they collect the waste once a week''much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers'
2. dissipation, waste, wastefulness
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
Example Sentences:'if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste''mindless dissipation of natural resources'
3. thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness
the trait of wasting resources
Example Sentences:'a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste''the wastefulness of missed opportunities'
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
Example Sentences:'the barrens of central Africa''the trackless wastes of the desert'
Verb
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
Example Sentences:'He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends''You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree'
7. waste
use inefficiently or inappropriately
Example Sentences:'waste heat''waste a joke on an unappreciative audience'
8. waste
get rid of
Example Sentences:'We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer'
10. do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
Example Sentences:'The mafia liquidated the informer''the double agent was neutralized'
12. languish, pine away, waste
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
Example Sentences:'After her husband died, she just pined away'
cause to grow thin or weak
Example Sentences:'The treatment emaciated him'
14. desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, waste
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Example Sentences:'The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion'
15. rot, waste
become physically weaker
Example Sentences:'Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world'
Adjective
16. godforsaken, waste, wild
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
Example Sentences:'a desert island''a godforsaken wilderness crossroads''a wild stretch of land''waste places'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Waste
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Waste
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Waste
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