wasting
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Is wasting a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
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Definition
noun (English)
1. any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic diseaseSynonyms: cachexia, cachexy, wasting
2. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuseSynonyms: atrophy, wasting, wasting away
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