Definition of waste

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Waste (a.) Lost for want of occupiers or use; superfluous.

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Wash :: Wash (v. t.) To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment..
Moulder :: Moulder (v. t.) To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.
Forewaste :: Forewaste (v. t.) See Forewaste.
Spendthrift :: Spendthrift (a.) Prodigal; extravagant; wasteful.
Prodigence :: Prodigence (n.) Waste; profusion; prodigality.
Ravage :: Ravage (n.) To lay waste by force; to desolate by violence; to commit havoc or devastation upon; to spoil; to plunder; to consume.
Waster :: Waster (v. t.) A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil..
Consumable :: Consumable (a.) Capable of being consumed; that may be destroyed, dissipated, wasted, or spent..
Wasteness :: Wasteness (n.) That which is waste; a desert; a waste.
Idle :: Idle (v. t.) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often followed by away; as, to idle away an hour a day..
Decrement :: Decrement (n.) The state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste; loss.
Quiddler :: Quiddler (n.) One who wastes his energy about trifles.
Estrepement :: Estrepement (n.) A destructive kind of waste, committed by a tenant for life, in lands, woods, or houses..
Poake :: Poake (n.) Waste matter from the preparation of skins, consisting of hair, lime, oil, etc..
Atrophy :: Atrophy (v. t.) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.
Absume :: Absume (v. t.) To consume gradually; to waste away.
Truant :: Truant (v. t.) To idle away; to waste.
Dilly-dally :: Dilly-dally (v. i.) To loiter or trifle; to waste time.
Wastebasket :: Wastebasket (n.) A basket used in offices, libraries, etc., as a receptacle for waste paper..
Cesspipe :: Cesspipe (n.) A pipe for carrying off waste water, etc., from a sink or cesspool..
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