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Waste

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Meaning

Noun

●
Excess of
,
, or
,
products;
; rubbish.
●
Excrement or urine.
●
A
; an
; a
or desert.
●
A place that has been
or destroyed.
●
A large
of
land.
●
The part of the
of a
(of whatever
) not used for
or
, nowadays
as common
.
●
A
of water.
●
A
or part of one.
●
The
or
of
;
or
use.
●
Large
of something,
without it being used.
●
Gradual
or decay.
●
A
of the body by
;
;
away.
●
Destruction or
by
or
; see "to
waste".
●
In Law:
A
which may be
by the
of a
in
against the current
of that
to
the current
from
the value or
of the
, either
or through neglect.
●
In Geology:
Material
by
and
from the
,
by
to the sea.

Adj

⚠️
In Multicultural Toronto English:
Useless and contemptible.
●
Uncultivated, uninhabited.
●
Barren; desert.
●
Rejected as being
;
as being
;
in excess.
●
Superfluous; needless.
●
Dismal;
; cheerless.
●
Unfortunate; disappointing.

Verb

●
To
; to destroy.
●
To
(money or resources)
; to
(time) idly.
●
To
; to murder.
●
To
; to
; to
; to
by
; to
; to
; to
; to
out.
●
To
,
, become frail.
●
To be
; to
,
,
, value etc. gradually.
●
In Law:
To
,
, or
(an
, etc.)
, or by
the
,
, etc; to
decay.
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Origin

waste
English
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waste
Middle English (1100-1500)
wasten
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym

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