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waste
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- pronunciation:
- weIst
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
wastes, wasting, wasted |
| definition: |
When you waste something, you use it in a way that is not good. Maybe you use a lot of something that is important for people to save. Maybe you use more of something than you really need, or you use or spend something in a way that doesn't bring you anything good.
Alan uses paper towels to dry dishes. I told him he's wasting paper.My dad says my sister wastes too much time playing games on her phone.My brother is upset that he wasted his money buying a hat at the fair. He says he doesn't even like it.- antonyms:
- conserve, save
- similar words:
- blow, drain, exhaust
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| related words: |
consume, fade, kill, lose, ruin |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
We say that something is a waste if it isn't used in a good way or if nothing good comes from it.
Watching that stupid movie was a waste of time.- similar words:
- destruction, ruin
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| definition 2: |
Waste is something that you don't need or want. Waste is what you throw away.
Sam's family has a container for waste under the kitchen sink.- synonyms:
- garbage
- similar words:
- debris, junk, litter, trash
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| definition 3: |
Waste is using too much of a thing that is important to save, especially things like water, paper, and fuel.
Alex's family is trying to limit waste at home by using fewer paper towels. |
| definition 4: |
Waste is stuff that is thrown away. It is left over from some process and not needed.
The factory poured its waste into the river.- similar words:
- garbage, litter, pollution
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| definition 5: |
Waste is material from food that leaves your body when your body is finished with it.
A toilet takes away waste from humans. |
| related words: |
desert, wild |
The word waste and waist (a part of the human body) sound alike but have different meanings.
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