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

simple past tense and past participle 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.

The young fail to appreciate what they experience.

A garbage disposal.

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