Dictionary Check: waste
"waste" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
adjective
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
Example:
"a desert island"
noun
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
Example:
"they collect the waste once a week"
noun
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
Example:
"if the effort brings no compensating gain, it is a waste"
noun
the trait of wasting resources
Example:
"a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"
noun
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
Example:
"the barrens of central Africa"
noun
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
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