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  • Definition
    • waste :any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
      • they collect the waste once a week|much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers

    • waste :spend thoughtlessly; throw away
      • He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends|You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree

    • waste :located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
      • a desert island|a godforsaken wilderness crossroads|a wild stretch of land|waste places

    • waste :useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
      • if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste|mindless dissipation of natural resources

    • waste :use inefficiently or inappropriately
      • waste heat|waste a joke on an unappreciative audience

    • waste :the trait of wasting resources
      • a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste|the wastefulness of missed opportunities

    • waste :get rid of
      • We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer

    • waste :an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
      • the barrens of central Africa|the trackless wastes of the desert

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