OTHER WORDS FOR waste
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Idioms about waste
go to waste, to fail to be used or consumed; be wasted: She hates to see good food go to waste.
lay waste, to devastate; destroy; ruin: Forest fires lay waste thousands of acres yearly.
Origin of waste
1150–1200; 1960–65 for def. 6; (adj.) Middle English <Old North French wast (Old French g(u)ast) <Latin vāstus desolate; (v.) Middle English <Old North French waster (Old French g(u)aster) <Latin vāstāre, derivative of vāstus; (noun) Middle English <Old North French wast(e) (Old French g(u)aste), partly <Latin vāstum, noun use of neuter of vāstus, partly derivative of waster;Old North French w-,Old French gu- by influence of cognate with Frankish *wōsti desolate (cognate with Old High German wuosti)
OTHER WORDS FROM waste
wast·a·ble, adjectivewasteless, adjectiveoutwaste, verb (used with object), out·wast·ed, out·wast·ing.un·wast·a·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH waste
waist, wasteWords nearby waste
Wasserstein, Wassily chair, wassup, wast, wastage, waste, waste away, wastebasket, wasted, waste disposal unit, wasteful
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How to use waste in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for waste
waste
/ (weɪst) /
verb
noun
adjective
Derived forms of waste
wastable, adjectiveWord Origin for waste
C13: from Anglo-French waster, from Latin vastāre to lay waste, from vastus empty
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Scientific definitions for waste
waste
[ wāst ]
Noun
An unusable or unwanted substance or material, such as a waste product. See also hazardous waste landfill.
Verb
To lose or cause to lose energy, strength, weight, or vigor, as by the progressive effects of a disease such as metastatic cancer.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with waste
waste
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