Waste

verb

weɪst

Adjective

located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
“waste places”
Similar:GodforsakenWild

the trait of wasting resources
“a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste”
“the wastefulness of missed opportunities”
Similar:ThriftlessnessWastefulness
Type of:ImprovidenceShortsightedness
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”
Type of:StuffMaterial
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
“the trackless wastes of the desert”
Similar:BarrenWasteland
Type of:WildernessWild
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
“if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste”
Similar:DissipationWastefulness
Type of:Activity
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
Type of:ActDeed

run off as waste
“The water wastes back into the ocean”
Type of:CourseFeedFlow
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
“He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends”
Similar:Blow Squander
Type of:ExpendUse
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
“The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”
Similar:DesolateDevastateRavage Scourge
Type of:RuinDestroy
spend extravagantly
“waste not, want not”
Similar:Consume Squander Ware
Type of:ExpendDropSpend
use inefficiently or inappropriately
“waste heat”
“waste a joke on an unappreciative audience”
Type of:UseEmployUtilise
get rid of
“We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer”
Type of:DiscardDisposeFling
cause to grow thin or weak
Similar:Emaciate Macerate
Type of:EnfeebleDebilitateDrain
become physically weaker
Similar:Rot
Type of:DevolveDegenerateDrop
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
Similar:LiquidateNeutraliseNeutralize
Type of:Kill
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
Similar:Languish
Type of:Weaken