waste

Definitions

1. noun

   Things you throw away because they are no longer useful.

   Examples

   • The factory reduced its waste by recycling scraps.
   • They separated waste into recycling and trash.
2. noun

   Solid or liquid waste that comes out of the body.

   Examples

   • The vet checked the animal's waste for signs of illness.
   • Farmers use animal waste as fertilizer.
3. noun

   A large empty area of land with little or no life.

   Examples

   • They traveled for days across the frozen waste.
   • Few people ever crossed that desert waste.
4. noun

   A place that has been destroyed and left empty.

   Examples

   • The old battlefield remained a waste for years.
   • The bombed city was left a waste.
5. noun

   A large area of land that is not used for farming.

   Examples

   • The expedition crossed miles of empty waste.
   • Few plants survive in that barren waste.
6. noun

   In old law, land belonging to a manor that was not farmed.

   Examples

   • Villagers gathered firewood from the manor's waste.
   • The waste was later fenced off and sold.
7. noun

   A very large, empty stretch of water.

   Examples

   • The ship sailed across the endless waste of the ocean.
   • They stared out at the grey waste of the sea.
8. noun

   A mine, or part of a mine, that is no longer used.

   Examples

   • Old timbers still lined the abandoned waste.
   • Explorers mapped the flooded waste beneath the hill.
9. noun

   Using something badly or without getting any benefit.

   Examples

   • That was a waste of time.
   • Buying a new phone every month is a waste of money.
10. noun

    A situation where something good is not used well.

    Examples

    • It was a waste of talent to leave her on the bench.
    • Throwing away that food felt like a waste of good ingredients.