plural of candle-wasting

(obsolete, derogatory) the act or instance of of an individual who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; an act of studying

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waste breath

present participle of waste breath

plural of waste paper

Alternative form of wasteyute

(chiefly US) A machine, built into the waste tube of a domestic sink, that shreds unwanted food and flushes it away.

Being too hasty leads to wasteful mistakes.

A garbage disposal.

(veterinary, pathology) A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in deer, typified by chronic weight loss leading to death.