wastes

waste[ 'weists ]

• n.
  • 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"

    同义词：waste materialwaste matterwaste product

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

    "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"

    同义词：wastefulnessdissipation

  • the trait of wasting resources

    "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"

    同义词：thriftlessnesswastefulness

  • an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

    "the trackless wastes of the desert"

    同义词：barrenwasteland

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

    同义词：permissive waste

• v.
  • spend thoughtlessly; throw away

    "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"

    同义词：blowsquander

  • use inefficiently or inappropriately

    "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"

  • get rid of

    "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"

  • run off as waste

    "The water wastes back into the ocean"

    同义词：run off

  • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

    同义词：neutralizeneutraliseliquidateknock offdo in

  • spend extravagantly

    "waste not, want not"

    同义词：consumesquanderware

  • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

    同义词：pine awaylanguish

  • cause to grow thin or weak

    同义词：emaciatemacerate

  • devastate or ravage

    "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

    同义词：lay waste todevastatedesolateravagescourge

  • waste away

    同义词：rot

• adj.located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

  "waste places"

  同义词：desertgodforsakenwild