waste
/ˈweɪ̯st/ adjective B1- Barren; desert; empty.
- Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
- Superfluous; needless.
- Dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
- Unfortunate; disappointing.
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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And I wouldn’t have then, only I sent up this cotton waste and oil from the engine-room this afternoon for a girl upstairs who had her hand burned with a smoothing-iron.
You’ve got as much money to waste as any of ’em, and yet you stick to what’s decent and moderate.
The Black Panther had raced up the slope almost without a sound and was striking--he knew better than to waste time in biting--right and left among the monkeys, who were seated round Mowgli in circles fifty and sixty deep.
Rikki-tikki knew better than to waste time in staring.
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