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waste
- pronunciation:
- weIst
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun, adjective
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
wasted, wastes, wasting |
| definition 1: |
to use or spend in a careless way or for little or no return.
He wasted his money at the carnival.- antonyms:
- conserve, save, spare
- similar words:
- blow, drain, exhaust, lavish
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| definition 2: |
to fail to use or take full advantage of.
He wasted the chance to go to college.- synonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- blow, lose
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| definition 3: |
to cause to become more weak.
The cold weather wasted the old woman.- synonyms:
- exhaust, tire
- similar words:
- drain, weaken, wear out
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| definition 4: |
to become weak or exhausted.
The old man's health was wasting away.- synonyms:
- tire, weaken
- similar words:
- decay, droop, fatigue, wane, wilt
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| related words: |
batter, consume, decline, die, fade, kill, lose, misuse, ruin |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of wasting or state of being wasted.
Going to the sale was a waste of time.- similar words:
- destruction, misuse, ruin, wreckage
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| definition 2: |
useless matter thrown away during a particular process.
The factory poured its waste into the river.- synonyms:
- by-product
- similar words:
- garbage, litter, pollution, rubbish
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| definition 3: |
material given off by the body after food is digested.
There were portable bathrooms at the festival to dispose of human waste.- synonyms:
- urine
- similar words:
- dung
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| related words: |
desert, loss, wild |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
seen as useless or worthless.
We put our waste food in the compost pile.- synonyms:
- useless, worthless
- similar words:
- extra, unnecessary
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| definition 2: |
used for garbage or refuse.
I emptied the waste container. |
| related words: |
barren, desolate, wild |
The word waste and waist (a part of the human body) sound alike but have different meanings.
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