waste, n.
(wastes)
freq. cnt. 10
(wastes)
freq. cnt. 10
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
<noun.substance> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
waste waste material waste matter waste product
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"they collect the waste once a week""much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
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useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
dissipation waste wastefulness
sample sentences
"if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste""mindless dissipation of natural resources"
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boondoggle
waste of effort, waste of energy
waste of material
waste of money
waste of time
extravagance, prodigality, lavishness, highlife, high life
squandering
hypernym
the trait of wasting resources
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
thriftlessness waste wastefulness
sample sentences
"a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste""the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
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(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
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permissive waste waste
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domain of synset (topic)
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
barren waste wasteland
sample sentences
"the barrens of central Africa""the trackless wastes of the desert"
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