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wasting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | atrophy, wasting away |
| Type of | symptom |
| Has types | amyotrophy, kraurosis, tabes, amyotrophia |
wasting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cachexia, cachexy |
| Type of | infirmity, valetudinarianism, debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty |
| Derivation | waste |
Examples of wasting
wasting
Ben Gordon, once the Bulls'leading scorer, is wasting away on the Pistons'bench.
From the dailyherald.com
However if it's not a yes to both questions then you're wasting your money here.
From the themercury.com.au
If a teacher isn't qualified then what is the point in wasting the states money.
From the economist.com
You get a lot of salesmanship, everyone ends up wasting time and you lose trust.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Then why are they wasting their time with the studies and increased enforcement.
From the ocregister.com
The Eurosceptics are wasting their time dreaming of a future that will never be.
From the economist.com
Accepting empty pension promises from broke companies is just wasting your time.
From the guardian.co.uk
Over the course of the year, it will help wean you from water-wasting practices.
From the sacbee.com
In contrast, just 9% of Swedes were concerned about time-wasting in the surgery.
From the independent.co.uk
- 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"
- Godforsaken: located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
- Spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
- Use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"
- Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
- Get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"
- Waste (also known as rubbish, trash, refuse, garbage, or junk) is unwanted or unusable materials. Litter is waste which has been disposed of improperly, particularly waste which has been carelessly disposed of in plain sight, as opposed to waste which has been dumped to avoid paying for waste ...
- WASTE is a peer-to-peer and friend-to-friend protocol and software application developed by Justin Frankel at Nullsoft in 2003 that features instant messaging, chat rooms and file browsing/sharing capabilities. The name WASTE is a reference to Thomas Pynchon's novel The Crying of Lot 49. ...
- Waste is a term used in the law of real property to describe a cause of action that can be brought in court to address a change in condition of real property brought about by a current tenant that damages or destroys the value of that property. ...
