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What does the word waste mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive, verb intransitive

To expend thoughtlessly or idly; squander.

Part of speech: noun

Wastefulness.

Part of speech: noun

The act of wasting or squandering.

Part of speech: noun

A continuous diminishing or failing; wasting; decline.

Part of speech: noun

A wilderness; desert.

Part of speech: adverb

Wastefully.

Part of speech: adjective

Worthless; useless; refuse.

Part of speech: adjective

Unproductive; desert; made desolate.

Part of speech: adjective

Wasteful.

Usage examples for waste

They find it very hard to waste the days in superficialities. – The Girl and Her Religion by Margaret Slattery
" You didn't waste much time," he said. – Gallegher and Other Stories by Richard Harding Davis
But don't waste time on me, Gemmell, when you have her life to save, if you can. – Tommy and Grizel by J.M. Barrie

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