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Definition waste in British English
waste
adjective
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adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/weɪst/
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waste substances are what is left of something after the valuable parts of it have been used

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waste (verb)
waste (adjective)
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