waste of material

  • 1waste of material — noun a useless consumption of material • Hypernyms: ↑waste, ↑wastefulness, ↑dissipation …

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  • 2waste (something) on (someone) — to not be noticed or appreciated. I wouldn t waste this material on high school students they don t have the background to understand it. Usage notes: often used when speaking of something of special quality: The difference between a really fine… …

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  • 3waste product — noun any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted they collect the waste once a week much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers • Syn: ↑waste, ↑waste material, ↑waste matter • Derivationally related forms: ↑waste …

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  • 4waste — [c]/weɪst / (say wayst) verb (wasted, wasting) –verb (t) 1. to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail; squander: to waste money; to waste time; to waste effort; to waste words. 2. to fail or neglect to use …

  • 5waste — wastable, adj. wasteless, adj. /wayst/, v., wasted, wasting, n., adj. v.t. 1. to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words. 2. to fail or neglect to use: to …

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  • 6waste material — noun any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted (Freq. 1) they collect the waste once a week much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers • Syn: ↑waste, ↑waste matter, ↑waste product • Derivationally related fo …

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  • 7waste matter — noun any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted they collect the waste once a week much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers • Syn: ↑waste, ↑waste material, ↑waste product • Derivationally related forms: ↑waste …

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  • 8waste — [[t]we͟ɪst[/t]] ♦♦ wastes, wasting, wasted 1) VERB If you waste something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed. [V n ing] There could be many reasons… …

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  • 9Waste management — is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics.… …

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  • 10Waste — Waste, is an unwanted or undesired material or substance. It is also referred to as rubbish, trash, garbage, or junk depending upon the type of material and the regional terminology. In living organisms, waste relates to unwanted substances or… …

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