Wastes Meaning
There are 16 meaning(s) for word Wastes
Meaning 2 : run off as waste
Example : The water wastes back into the ocean
Synonyms : run off
Example : The water wastes back into the ocean
Synonyms : run off
Meaning 3 : spend thoughtlessly; throw away
Example : He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
Synonyms : blow, squander
Example : He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends
Synonyms : blow, squander
Meaning 5 : get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
Synonyms : do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize
Synonyms : do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize
Meaning 6 : cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Example : The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
Synonyms : desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge
Example : The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
Synonyms : desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge
Meaning 8 : located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
Example : waste places
Synonyms : godforsaken, wild
Example : waste places
Synonyms : godforsaken, wild
Meaning 9 : an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
Example : the trackless wastes of the desert
Synonyms : barren, wasteland
Example : the trackless wastes of the desert
Synonyms : barren, wasteland
Meaning 10 : useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
Example : if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste
Synonyms : dissipation, wastefulness
Example : if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste
Synonyms : dissipation, wastefulness
Meaning 12 : (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
Synonyms : permissive waste
Synonyms : permissive waste
Meaning 13 : the trait of wasting resources
Example : a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste,the wastefulness of missed opportunities
Synonyms : thriftlessness, wastefulness
Example : a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste,the wastefulness of missed opportunities
Synonyms : thriftlessness, wastefulness
Meaning 14 : any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
Example : they collect the waste once a week,much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers
Synonyms : waste material, waste matter, waste product
Example : they collect the waste once a week,much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers
Synonyms : waste material, waste matter, waste product
Meaning 15 : get rid of
Example : We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer
Example : We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer
Meaning 16 : use inefficiently or inappropriately
Example : waste heat,waste a joke on an unappreciative audience
Example : waste heat,waste a joke on an unappreciative audience
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How to Pronounce Wastes
- weɪst
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