waste in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
waste in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
waste in Malayalam മലയാളം
waste in Sindhi سنڌي
waste in Telugu తెలుగు
waste in English
- waste⇄adj. 1. thrown away as worthless or useless.
Ex. waste products, waste water, a pile of waste lumber.
(SYN) rejected.
2. left over; not used.
Ex. waste food.
3. not cultivated; that is a desert or wilderness; bare; wild. - waste⇄expr. go to waste, to be wasted.
Ex. There is not a particle of vapour in the universe that goes to waste (H. Hunter). - waste⇄expr. lay waste, to damage greatly; destroy; ravage; devastate.
Ex. War laid waste the land. - waste⇄noun 1. a poor use; useless spending; failure to get the most out of something.
Ex. a waste of goods, time, or effort, a waste of a man's ability. Buying that suit was a waste of money; it is already starting to wear out.
2. useless or worth - waste⇄v.i. 1. to be consumed or spent uselessly, extravagantly, or without adequate return.
2. to be used up or worn away gradually.
3. to pass away; be spent.
Ex. Time is wasting; let's get started. - waste⇄v.t. 1. to make poor use of; spend uselessly; fail to get value or benefit from.
Ex. Though he had much work to do, he wasted his time doing nothing. Don't waste your money.
(SYN) squander, dissipate.
2. to wear down little by little; - waste⇄waste, verb, wasted,wasting,noun, adjective.