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Definisjon av waste

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Noun
waste - 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"
wastefulness, dissipation
activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
boondoggle work of little or no value done merely to look busy
waste of effort, waste of energy a useless effort
waste of material a useless consumption of material
waste of money money spent for inadequate return; "the senator said that the project was a waste of money"
waste of time the devotion of time to a useless activity; "the waste of time could prove fatal"
high life, highlife, lavishness, prodigality, extravagance the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive
waste - 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"
waste material, waste matter, waste product
material, stuff things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
dross, impurity the condition of being impure
exhaust fumes, fumes, exhaust system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
body waste, excrement, excreta, excretory product, excretion waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
skank, crud, filth a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees
sewage, sewerage waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
effluent, sewer water, wastewater water mixed with waste matter
food waste, refuse, scraps, garbage a receptacle where waste can be discarded; "she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage"
pollutant waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
rubbish, scrap, trash worthless material that is to be disposed of
slop wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
waste - (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
permissive waste
human action, human activity, deed, act a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
waste - the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
thriftlessness, wastefulness
improvidence, shortsightedness a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
waste - an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"
barren, wasteland
wild, wilderness a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"

Verb
waste - spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
blow, squander
husband, economise, economize, conserve preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"
blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
expend, use use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
burn burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
waste - cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him"
emaciate, macerate
emaciate grow weak and thin or waste away physically; "She emaciated during the chemotherapy"
debilitate, enfeeble, drain make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"
waste - become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
rot
degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
gangrene, necrose, sphacelate, mortify undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
waste - use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"
utilise, employ, utilize, use, apply convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
waste - run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"
run off
course, flow, feed, run hunt with hounds; "He often courses hares"
waste - get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"
cast aside, toss away, toss out, discard, cast away, chuck out, cast out, throw away, fling, dispose, throw out, toss, put away throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
waste - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
lay waste to, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
destroy, ruin put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"
ruin fall into ruin
waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
consume, squander, ware
expend, spend, drop pay out; "spend money"
fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, dissipate, fool, shoot spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
luxuriate, wanton thrive profusely or flourish extensively
lavish, shower expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"
overspend spend at a high rate
splurge, fling be showy or ostentatious
waste - lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"
pine away, languish
weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
waste - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, knock off, do in
kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
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Substantiv
waste - A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
waste - A place that has been lay laid waste or destroyed.
waste - A large tract of uncultivated land.
waste - A vast expanse of water.
waste - A disused mine or part of one.
waste - The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
waste - Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
waste - Gradual loss or decay.
waste - A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away.
waste - Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; See "to lay waste".
waste - Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
waste - Excrement.
waste - A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.

Verb
waste - To devastate or destroy.
waste - To squander money or resources uselessly; to spend time idly.
waste - To kill; to murder.
waste - Gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.

Adjektiv
waste - Uncultivated, uninhabited.
waste - Barren; desert.
waste - Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
waste - Superfluous; needless.
waste - Unfortunate; Disappointing.

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  • WASTE is a peer-to-peer and friend-to-friend protocol and software application developed by Justin Frankel at Nullsoft in 2003 that features instant messaging, chat rooms and file browsing/sharing capabilities. The name WASTE is a reference to Thomas Pynchon's novel The Crying of Lot 49. In the novel, W.A.S.T.E.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • waste
    Unwanted or undesired material, usually discarded.
  • waste
    To use goods and wealth inconsiderately, without any care.
  • waste
    Excessive spending of goods and wealth.
  • waste
    To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) waste
  • Presens: waste / wastes
  • Preteritum: wasted
  • Perfektum: (have) wasted

Substantiv

  • Entall: waste
  • Flertall: wastes

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