Advertisement

View definitions for waste

waste

noun as in land that is uncultivated

noun as in garbage, refuse

verb as in ruin, destroy

Advertisement

Discover More

Example Sentences

A lot of time and energy is wasted among analysts in debating how exactly to characterize skewed maps that result from residential segregation.

From Vox

Not surprisingly, the vast waste deposits produced during the Great Acceleration figure prominently in the search for a suitable stratigraphic section to place the GSSP that will mark the start of the Anthropocene.

Some of the ones my other friend got were round, which wastes space.

“If you don’t find out what the answer is, you’re kind of wasting your time,” he says.

You do not have to waste your time on the same project again and use it on another channel or place to reach your target audience quickly and easily.

When twelve people are killed by violence, whoever they are, for whatever reason, that is a tragedy and a waste.

First, though, he has to be shocked into recognizing the barren waste of his spiritual life – by spirits.

He said he watched waste haulers back up to the pit and unleash torrents of watery muck.

Kocurek became especially frustrated with a commercial waste facility in Jim Wells County.

They also used the powers of their separate agencies to cite waste haulers for spilling sludge along roadways.

It is the principal waste-product of metabolism, and constitutes about one-half of all the solids excreted—about 30 gm.

Then the croupier tears open two packets of new cards, flinging the old ones into a waste-paper basket at his side.

Don't waste your valuable time looking for the biggest angleworm in the garden!

In a literal sense, too,” added Tom Brown, “for it will be sold as waste-paper and be made up into matches.

Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, it is silent: because the wall of Moab is destroyed in the night, it is silent.

Synonym of the day

Which one is a synonym for smile?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 363 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to waste, such as: misuse, decay, desolation, destruction, devastation, and dilapidation.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement