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waste
1. noun /weɪst/
a) A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness.

That was a waste of time

b) A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.

Her life seemed a waste

2. adjective /weɪst/
a) Uncultivated, uninhabited.

So whan Sir Galahad was departed frome the Castell of Maydyns he rode tyll he com to a waste forest [...].

b) Barren; desert.
3. verb /weɪst/
a) To devastate or destroy.

After he lost hope, he wasted away.

b) Use up, diminish, reduce by gradual loss; decay; emaciate.

We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project.


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