waste

waste - noun

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

the trait of wasting resources

an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect

waste - verb

spend thoughtlessly; throw away
use inefficiently or inappropriately
get rid of
run off as waste
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
spend extravagantly
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
cause to grow thin or weak
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
become physically weaker

waste - adjective

located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

waste - thesaurus

barren blow consume desolate devastate dissipation emaciate godforsaken languish liquidate macerate neutralise neutralize ravage rot scourge squander thriftlessness ware wastefulness wasteland wild

View spelling list a-e words - set 1 and learn about the word waste in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?.

Scrabble score for waste

Scrabble score = 8

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