waste

waste · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Material that is no longer wanted or needed.

  2. 2.

    The act of using something carelessly or inefficiently.

  3. 3.

    [as verb]To use carelessly or inefficiently.

  4. 4.

    [as adjective]Not used, cultivated, or built on.

Forms

plural: wastes

Related words

Antonyms: conservation
See also: conserve, garbage, recycle
Synonyms: garbage, refuse, trash

Etymology

From Old North French wast, from Latin vastus ("empty, desolate").