definition of the word waste

From Old North French wast(e) < Latin vastum

• enPR: wāst, IPA: /weɪst/, SAMPA: /weIst/
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  Rhymes: -eɪst

• waist

waste (countable and uncountable; plural wastes)

1. A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness.
2. A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
3. A large tract of uncultivated land.
4. A vaste expanse of water.
5. A disused mine or part of one.
6. The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.

   That was a waste of time

   Her life seemed a waste

7. Large abundance of something, especially without it being used.
8. Gradual loss or decay.
9. A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away.
10. (rare) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; See "to lay waste"
11. Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
12. excrement (animal waste, human waste).

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