waste

B1
Pronunciation
/weɪst/
Noun
15 definition(s)
1 Definition

Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.

2 Definition

Excrement or urine.

Example Sentences
  • The cage was littered with animal waste
3 Definition

A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.

4 Definition

A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.

5 Definition

A large tract of uncultivated land.

6 Definition

The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.

7 Definition

A vast expanse of water.

8 Definition

A disused mine or part of one.

9 Definition

The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.

Example Sentences
  • Her life seemed a waste
10 Definition

Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.

11 Definition

Gradual loss or decay.

12 Definition

A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away.

13 Definition

Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; See "to lay waste"

14 Definition

A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.

15 Definition

Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.

Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

To devastate, destroy

2 Definition

To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.

Example Sentences
  • We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project.
3 Definition

To kill; to murder.

4 Definition

To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.

5 Definition

Gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.

6 Definition

To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.

7 Definition

To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.

Adjective
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

Uncultivated, uninhabited.

2 Definition

Barren; desert.

3 Definition

Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.

4 Definition

Superfluous; needless.

5 Definition

Dismal; gloomy; cheerless.

6 Definition

Unfortunate; disappointing.