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Noun
Unwanted or unusable material, substances, or by-products
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“The two warehouses will be used to store low-level radioactive waste generated by the two plants.”
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An act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose
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“Inefficient operation of the machinery has resulted in a significant waste of electricity.”
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A large area of barren, typically uninhabited land
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“The Vikings settled in Greenland during the medieval warm period when it was indeed a green land rather than an icy waste.”
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Human or animal solid waste excreted from the bowels
“The council requires dog owners to properly dispose of their pet's waste.”
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The gradual destruction or diminution of something
“The slow waste of the once broad beach has been caused by the relentless tide over a number of years.”
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A quantity left over when other parts have been completed, used, or dealt with
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Widespread damage or destruction
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The state or quality of being superfluous
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Liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea
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A space entirely devoid of matter
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The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined
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The residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted
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The amount or degree by which something is reduced
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Foul matter which soils, pollutes or defiles
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Excessive desire for acquisition, opulence, and waste
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Waste or damage caused by leakage, loss, or spillage
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A layer of dirt or froth on the surface of a liquid
Verb
To use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose
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“We cannot afford to waste any more money on frivolous items.”
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(of a person or a part of the body) To become progressively weaker and more emaciated
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“My leg muscles would waste away before my eyes during the months when I was bedridden.”
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To physically debilitate or weaken
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“Ultimately, I wouldn't be able to breathe, for the disease would waste away my diaphragm muscles.”
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To kill or severely injure (someone)
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“I didn't want him dead, as he was too good at what he did for me to waste him like that.”
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To completely destroy or devastate
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“It was a case of one party attempting to waste the other.”
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To damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use
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To defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength
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(of time or an opportunity) To fail to take advantage of
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To diminish to nothing
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To break, or cause to break, suddenly and violently into pieces
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To completely bungle (an opportunity)
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To use (something) in the wrong way or for the wrong purpose
Adjective
(of a material, substance, or by-product) Rejected as being useless, unwanted, or worthless
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“Research is ongoing as to how best to recycle waste material.”
Adjective
(of an area of land) Unsuitable for, or inconducive to, growing crops or vegetation
“Two factories were closed down and demolished, leaving a waste area that has effectively become a dump.”
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(of an area of land) Abandoned, or without inhabitants
“His description and his opinion of the country are sufficiently dismal, but he passed through a waste and empty land, before colonizing on the coasts had reached its present state.”
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Having no use, purpose or reason
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Having been thrown out or away
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