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waste
noun(waste)
a sparsely settled or barren region : desert
waste
noun(waste)
uncultivated land
waste
noun(waste)
a broad and empty expanse (as of water)
waste
verb(waste)
to lay waste; especially : to damage or destroy gradually and progressively
waste
verb(waste)
to cause to shrink in physical bulk or strength : emaciate, enfeeble
waste
verb(waste)
to wear away or diminish gradually : consume
waste
adjective(waste)
being wild and uninhabited : desolate
waste
adjective(waste)
arid, empty
waste
adjective(waste)
not cultivated : not productive
waste
noun(waste)
a pipe for carrying off waste fluid
waste
phrasal verb(waste)
to become thinner and weaker because of illness or lack of food
waste
noun(waste)
a can for trash or garbage
waste
noun(waste)
a device in a kitchen sink that grinds up food waste so it can be washed down the drain
waste
idiom(waste)
to do something quickly
waste
idiom(waste)
—used to say that if a person never wastes things he or she will always have what is needed
waste
noun phrase(waste)
a bad use of money

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