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(adj) wild, godforsaken
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
a desert island; a godforsaken wilderness crossroads; a wild stretch of land; waste places
(noun) wastefulness, dissipation
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
(noun) permissive waste
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
(noun) wastefulness, thriftlessness
the trait of wasting resources
a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste; the wastefulness of missed opportunities
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
the barrens of central Africa; the trackless wastes of the desert
(noun) waste material, waste matter, waste product
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
(verb) rot
become physically weaker
Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world
(verb) desolate, devastate, scourge, lay waste to, ravage
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
cause to grow thin or weak
The treatment emaciated him
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
After her husband died, she just pined away
(verb) consume, squander, ware
spend extravagantly
waste not, want not
(verb) neutralise, neutralize, do in, knock off, liquidate
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
The mafia liquidated the informer; the double agent was neutralized
(verb) run off
run off as waste
The water wastes back into the ocean
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends; You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree