waste

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈweɪ̯st/]

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1. waste (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Uncultivated, uninhabited.

Example: SOo whanne syr Galahad was departed from the castel of maydens / he rode tyl he came to a waste forest / & there he mette with syre launcelot and syr Percyuale but they knewe hym not / for he was newe desguysed / Ryghte so syr launcelot his fader dressid his spere and brake it vpon syr Galahad

2. waste (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Barren; desert; empty.

Example: ‘The stars,’ she whispers, ‘blindly run;
⁠A web is wov’n across the sky;
⁠From out waste places comes a cry,
And murmurs from the dying sun: […]

3. waste (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.

Example: Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste oxygen using solar energy.

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