Definition of "waste"
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A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
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A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
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A large tract of uncultivated land.
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A vast expanse of water.
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A disused mine or part of one.
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The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
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Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
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Gradual loss or decay.
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A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away.
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Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters.
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Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
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Excrement.
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A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
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adjective:
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Uncultivated, uninhabited.
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Barren; desert.
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Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
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Superfluous; needless.
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Unfortunate; Disappointing.
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verb:
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To devastate or destroy.
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To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.
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To kill; to murder.
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Gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
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