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wastes wastes definition

wastes


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  waste 
 
  4  of  10  senses  of  waste 
 
  Sense  1 
  waste,  blow,  squander 
  =>  burn 
 
  Sense  6 
  consume,  squander,  waste,  ware 
  =>  fritter,  frivol  away  dissipate,  shoot,  fritter  away  fool,  fool  away 
  =>  luxuriate,  wanton 
 
  Sense  9 
  lay  waste  to  waste,  devastate,  desolate,  ravage 
  =>  ruin 
 
  Sense  10 
  waste,  rot 
  =>  necrose,  gangrene,  mortify,  sphacelate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  waste 
 
  4  of  10  senses  of  waste 
 
  Sense  1 
  waste,  blow,  squander 
  =>  burn 
 
  Sense  6 
  consume,  squander,  waste,  ware 
  =>  fritter,  frivol  away  dissipate,  shoot,  fritter  away  fool,  fool  away 
  =>  luxuriate,  wanton 
 
  Sense  9 
  lay  waste  to  waste,  devastate,  desolate,  ravage 
  =>  ruin 
 
  Sense  10 
  waste,  rot 
  =>  necrose,  gangrene,  mortify,  sphacelate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  waste 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  waste 
 
  10  senses  of  waste 
 
  Sense  1 
  waste,  blow,  squander 
  =>  use  expend 
 
  Sense  2 
  waste 
  =>  use  utilize,  utilise,  apply,  employ 
 
  Sense  3 
  waste 
  =>  discard,  fling,  toss  toss  out  toss  away  chuck  out  cast  aside,  dispose,  throw  out  cast  out  throw  away  cast  away  put  away 
 
  Sense  4 
  waste,  run  off 
  =>  run,  flow,  course 
 
  Sense  5 
  liquidate,  waste,  knock  off  do  in 
  =>  kill 
 
  Sense  6 
  consume,  squander,  waste,  ware 
  =>  spend,  expend,  drop 
 
  Sense  7 
  pine  away  waste,  languish 
  =>  weaken 
 
  Sense  8 
  waste,  emaciate,  macerate 
  =>  enfeeble,  debilitate,  drain 
 
  Sense  9 
  lay  waste  to  waste,  devastate,  desolate,  ravage 
  =>  destroy,  ruin 
 
  Sense  10 
  waste,  rot 
  =>  deteriorate,  drop,  degenerate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  waste 
 
  waste  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  10) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  waste 
 
  Sense  1 
  waste,  blow,  squander 
  =>  use  expend 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  waste 
  =>  use  utilize,  utilise,  apply,  employ 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  waste 
  =>  discard,  fling,  toss  toss  out  toss  away  chuck  out  cast  aside,  dispose,  throw  out  cast  out  throw  away  cast  away  put  away 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  waste,  run  off 
  =>  run,  flow,  course 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  liquidate,  waste,  knock  off  do  in 
  =>  kill 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  consume,  squander,  waste,  ware 
  =>  spend,  expend,  drop 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  pine  away  waste,  languish 
  =>  weaken 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  waste,  emaciate,  macerate 
  =>  enfeeble,  debilitate,  drain 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  lay  waste  to  waste,  devastate,  desolate,  ravage 
  =>  destroy,  ruin 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  waste,  rot 
  =>  deteriorate,  drop,  degenerate 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  waste 
  body  waste 
  food  waste 
  high-level  radioactive  waste 
  human  waste 
  laying  waste 
  low-level  radioactive  waste 
  permissive  waste 
  radioactive  waste 
  toxic  industrial  waste 
  toxic  waste 
  toxic  waste  dump 
  toxic  waste  site 
  waste 
  waste-paper  basket 
  waste  basket 
  waste  material 
  waste  matter 
  waste  of  effort 
  waste  of  energy 
  waste  of  material 
  waste  of  money 
  waste  of  time 
  waste  paper 
  waste  pipe 
  waste  product 
  wastebasket 
  wastebin 
  wastefulness 
  wasteland 
  wastepaper  basket 
  waster 
  wastewater 
  wasteweir 
  wasteyard 
 
  Overview  of  noun  waste 
 
  The  noun  waste  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  waste,  waste  material,  waste  matter,  waste  product  --  (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") 
  2.  (4)  waste,  wastefulness,  dissipation  --  (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") 
  3.  (1)  thriftlessness,  waste,  wastefulness  --  (the  trait  of  wasting  resources;  "a  life  characterized  by  thriftlessness  and  waste";  "the  wastefulness  of  missed  opportunities") 
  4.  barren,  waste,  wasteland  --  (an  uninhabited  wilderness  that  is  worthless  for  cultivation;  "the  barrens  of  central  Africa";  "the  trackless  wastes  of  the  desert") 
  5.  waste,  permissive  waste  --  ((law)  reduction  in  the  value  of  an  estate  caused  by  act  or  neglect) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  waste 
 
  The  verb  waste  has  10  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  waste,  blow,  squander  --  (spend  thoughtlessly;  throw  away  "He  wasted  his  inheritance  on  his  insincere  friends") 
  2.  (8)  waste  --  (use  inefficiently  or  inappropriately;  "waste  heat";  "waste  a  joke  on  an  unappreciative  audience") 
  3.  waste  --  (get  rid  of  "We  waste  the  dirty  water  by  channeling  it  into  the  sewer") 
  4.  waste,  run  off  --  (run  off  as  waste:  "The  water  wastes  back  into  the  ocean") 
  5.  liquidate,  waste,  knock  off  do  in  --  (get  rid  of  kill;  "The  mafia  liquidated  the  informer") 
  6.  consume,  squander,  waste,  ware  --  (spend  extravagantly;  "waste  not  want  not") 
  7.  pine  away  waste,  languish  --  (lose  vigor,  health,  or  flesh,  as  through  grief;  "After  her  husband  died,  she  just  pined  away") 
  8.  waste,  emaciate,  macerate  --  (cause  to  grow  thin  or  weak;  "The  treatment  emaciated  him") 
  9.  lay  waste  to  waste,  devastate,  desolate,  ravage  --  (devastate  or  ravage;  "The  enemy  lay  waste  to  the  countryside  after  the  invasion") 
  10.  waste,  rot  --  (waste  away  "Political  prisoners  are  wasting  away  in  many  prisons  all  over  the  world") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  waste 
 
  The  noun  waste  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  waste,  waste  material,  waste  matter,  waste  product  --  (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") 
  2.  (4)  waste,  wastefulness,  dissipation  --  (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") 
  3.  (1)  thriftlessness,  waste,  wastefulness  --  (the  trait  of  wasting  resources;  "a  life  characterized  by  thriftlessness  and  waste";  "the  wastefulness  of  missed  opportunities") 
  4.  barren,  waste,  wasteland  --  (an  uninhabited  wilderness  that  is  worthless  for  cultivation;  "the  barrens  of  central  Africa";  "the  trackless  wastes  of  the  desert") 
  5.  waste,  permissive  waste  --  ((law)  reduction  in  the  value  of  an  estate  caused  by  act  or  neglect) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  waste 
 
  The  verb  waste  has  10  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  waste,  blow,  squander  --  (spend  thoughtlessly;  throw  away  "He  wasted  his  inheritance  on  his  insincere  friends") 
  2.  (8)  waste  --  (use  inefficiently  or  inappropriately;  "waste  heat";  "waste  a  joke  on  an  unappreciative  audience") 
  3.  waste  --  (get  rid  of  "We  waste  the  dirty  water  by  channeling  it  into  the  sewer") 
  4.  waste,  run  off  --  (run  off  as  waste:  "The  water  wastes  back  into  the  ocean") 
  5.  liquidate,  waste,  knock  off  do  in  --  (get  rid  of  kill;  "The  mafia  liquidated  the  informer") 
  6.  consume,  squander,  waste,  ware  --  (spend  extravagantly;  "waste  not  want  not") 
  7.  pine  away  waste,  languish  --  (lose  vigor,  health,  or  flesh,  as  through  grief;  "After  her  husband  died,  she  just  pined  away") 
  8.  waste,  emaciate,  macerate  --  (cause  to  grow  thin  or  weak;  "The  treatment  emaciated  him") 
  9.  lay  waste  to  waste,  devastate,  desolate,  ravage  --  (devastate  or  ravage;  "The  enemy  lay  waste  to  the  countryside  after  the  invasion") 
  10.  waste,  rot  --  (waste  away  "Political  prisoners  are  wasting  away  in  many  prisons  all  over  the  world") 



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