Unwanted or undesired material, usually discarded.
To use goods and wealth inconsiderately, without any care.
Excessive spending of goods and wealth.
To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly.
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"
disposed of as useless; "waste paper"
spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
get rid of; kill; "The mafia liquidated the informer"
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"
the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"
get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"
spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"
cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
waste away; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
run off as waste: "The water wastes back into the ocean"
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly: "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipaton of natural resources"
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"
spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
the trait of wasting resources
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
become physically weaker
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
cause to grow thin or weak
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
spend extravagantly
use inefficiently or inappropriately
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
