waste

Letters that make waste

s, a, e, t, w are letters that make 'waste'

Words within waste

te, WA, as, AS, As, Te are words within 'waste'

Anagrams of waste

tawse, twaes, sweat are anagrams of 'waste'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of waste

waster, wastes, wasted are words created by adding a letter to 'waste'


16 possible definitions for 'waste'

Waste as "an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation"

Under this definition, waste is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

wasteland, barren have the same meaning as 'waste'

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of wilderness, wild.

Types of waste

heath, heathland are types of 'waste'.

Derivatives of waste

wild, barren, bleak, bare, desolate, stark, godforsaken, waste are derivatives of 'waste'.

Example of waste used within this context

"the barrens of central Africa", "the trackless wastes of the desert"


Waste as "become physically weaker"

Under this definition, waste is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rot has the same meaning as waste

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of devolve, deteriorate, degenerate, drop.

Types of waste

mortify, sphacelate, gangrene, necrose are types of 'waste'.

Derivatives of waste

wastage is a derivative of waste.


Waste as "cause to grow thin or weak"

Under this definition, waste is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

emaciate, macerate have the same meaning as 'waste'

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of enfeeble, debilitate, drain.

Derivatives of waste

bonyness, boniness, emaciation, gauntness, cachexy, wastage, maceration, wasting, cachexia are derivatives of 'waste'.

Causes of waste

emaciate is a cause of waste.


Waste as "spend extravagantly"

Under this definition, waste is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

squander, ware, consume have the same meaning as 'waste'

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of spend, drop, expend.

Types of waste

luxuriate, frivol away, dissipate, fritter away, fool away, overspend, fritter, shoot, wanton, lavish, shower, fling, splurge, fool are types of 'waste'.

Derivatives of waste

wastrel, squanderer, profligate, prodigal, waster, waste, wastefulness, dissipation, squandering are derivatives of 'waste'.

Example of waste used within this context

"waste not, want not"


Waste as "use inefficiently or inappropriately"

Under this definition, waste is a verb and has the following properties:

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of utilise, utilize, apply, use, employ.

Derivatives of waste

thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness, dissipation are derivatives of 'waste'.

Example of waste used within this context

"waste heat", "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"


Waste as "get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing"

Under this definition, waste is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

do in, liquidate, neutralize, knock off, neutralise have the same meaning as 'waste'

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of kill.

Derivatives of waste

murderer, manslayer, liquidator, elimination, liquidation are derivatives of 'waste'.


Waste as "get rid of"

Under this definition, waste is a verb and has the following properties:

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of throw out, chuck out, throw away, discard, toss out, toss away, cast out, cast away, dispose, put away, cast aside, fling, toss.

Derivatives of waste

waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product are derivatives of 'waste'.

Example of waste used within this context

"We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"


Waste as "run off as waste"

Under this definition, waste is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

run off has the same meaning as waste

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of feed, course, run, flow.

Derivatives of waste

runoff, waste, overflow, overspill, waste material, waste matter, waste product are derivatives of 'waste'.

Example of waste used within this context

"The water wastes back into the ocean"


Waste as "spend thoughtlessly, throw away"

Under this definition, waste is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

squander, blow have the same meaning as 'waste'

Antonyms

conserve, husband, economize, economise have the opposite meaning of 'waste'

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of expend, use.

Types of waste

burn is a type of waste.

Derivatives of waste

wastrel, thriftlessness, squanderer, profligate, prodigal, waster, waste, wastefulness, dissipation are derivatives of 'waste'.

Verb groups of waste

blow is a verb group of waste.

Example of waste used within this context

"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends", "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"


Waste as "lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief"

Under this definition, waste is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

languish, pine away have the same meaning as 'waste'

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of weaken.

Derivatives of waste

languisher, wastage are derivatives of 'waste'.


Waste as "cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly"

Under this definition, waste is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

scourge, lay waste to, ravage, devastate, desolate have the same meaning as 'waste'

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of ruin, destroy.

Types of waste

ruin is a type of waste.

Derivatives of waste

nakedness, devastation, ruiner, undoer, waster, uprooter, ravage, desolation, depredation, scourge, curse, bane, nemesis, bareness, destroyer, ravaging, destruction, bleakness are derivatives of 'waste'.

Example of waste used within this context

"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"


Waste as "any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted"

Under this definition, waste is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

waste material, waste matter, waste product have the same meaning as 'waste'

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of stuff, material.

Types of waste

pollutant, impurity, exhaust, excretion, trash, sewerage, rubbish, slop, filth, crud, effluent, scrap, garbage, dross, exhaust fumes, fumes, body waste, excreta, excrement, excretory product, skank, sewage, wastewater, sewer water, refuse, food waste, scraps, toxic waste, toxic industrial waste are types of 'waste'.

Derivatives of waste

run off, waste are derivatives of 'waste'.

Example of waste used within this context

"they collect the waste once a week", "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"


Waste as "the trait of wasting resources"

Under this definition, waste is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

thriftlessness, wastefulness have the same meaning as 'waste'

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of improvidence, shortsightedness.

Derivatives of waste

wasteful, waste, squander, blow, thriftless are derivatives of 'waste'.

Example of waste used within this context

"a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste", "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"


Waste as "(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect"

Under this definition, waste is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

permissive waste has the same meaning as waste

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of human action, deed, act, human activity.

waste as a category

'waste' can be a category of law, jurisprudence.


Waste as "useless or profitless activity, using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly"

Under this definition, waste is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

wastefulness, dissipation have the same meaning as 'waste'

waste as a type

'waste' can be a type of activity.

Types of waste

boondoggle, waste of effort, waste of energy, waste of material, waste of money, waste of time, extravagance, prodigality, lavishness, highlife, high life, squandering are types of 'waste'.

Derivatives of waste

squander, frivol away, dissipate, fritter away, fool away, ware, consume, waste, fritter, shoot, blow, fool, wasteful, uneconomical are derivatives of 'waste'.

Example of waste used within this context

"if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste", "mindless dissipation of natural resources"


Waste as "located in a dismal or remote area, desolate"

Under this definition, waste is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

wild, godforsaken have the same meaning as 'waste'

Derivatives of waste

wasteland, wilderness, barren, waste, wild are derivatives of 'waste'.

Similar to waste

inhospitable is similar to waste.

Example of waste used within this context

"a desert island", "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads", "a wild stretch of land", "waste places"



About - Reza Shirazian - WordCadet.com 2016 ©