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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
  • Superfluous; needless.
  • Uncultivated or unhabited; barren; desert.
  • Unfortunate; Disappointing.

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Noun:

  • A decaying of the body by disease; wasting away.
  • A disused mine or part of one.
  • A large tract of uncultivated land.
  • A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
  • A vast expanse of water.
  • A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness.
  • Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
  • Excrement (animal '''waste''', human '''waste''').
  • Gradual loss or decay.
  • Large abundance of something, especially without it being used.
  • legal 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.
  • rare Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; See "to lay waste"
  • The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.

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Verb:

  • intransitive Gradually lose weight or weaken.
  • now|_|rare To devastate or destroy.
  • slang Kill; murder.
  • transitive Squander money or resources uselessly; spend time idly.
  • transitive Use up, diminish, reduce by gradual loss; decay; emaciate.

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