wastes
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Is wastes a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwantedExamples: "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"Synonyms: waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
2. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelesslyExamples: "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"Synonyms: dissipation, waste, wastefulness
3. the trait of wasting resourcesExamples: "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"Synonyms: thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness
4. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivationExamples: "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"Synonyms: barren, waste, wasteland
5. (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglectSynonyms: permissive waste, waste
verb (English)
1. spend thoughtlessly; throw awayExamples: "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"Synonyms: blow, squander, wasteAntonyms: conserve
2. use inefficiently or inappropriatelyExamples: "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"Synonyms: waste
3. get rid ofExamples: "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"Synonyms: waste
4. run off as wasteExamples: "The water wastes back into the ocean"Synonyms: run off, waste
5. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killingExamples: "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"Synonyms: do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste
6. spend extravagantlyExamples: "waste not, want not"Synonyms: consume, squander, ware, waste
Definition source: Wiktionary