wastes
Definitions
Noun
- Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
- Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
- The trait of wasting resources
- An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
- (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
Verb
- Spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- Use inefficiently or inappropriately
- Get rid of
- Run off as waste
- Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- Spend extravagantly
- Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- Cause to grow thin or weak
- Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- Become physically weaker
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "wastes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wants | 1 | 72 |
| 2 | schwartz | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | twists | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | warts | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | west's | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | swift's | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | quarts | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | quartz | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | swartz | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | waltz | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | quests | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | quiets | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | quilts | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | quints | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | quist's | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | schwantes | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | schwarz | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | schwarze | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | swarts | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | swifts | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | thwarts | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | waists | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | walts | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | wantz | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | waste's | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | wecht's | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | weerts | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | weintz | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | weintz' | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | weltz | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | wentz | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | werntz | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | wilts | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | wiltse | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | wiltz | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | wintz | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | woltz | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | wuertz | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | wyatt's | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 15
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 39
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
National Overview: Facts and Figures on Materials, Wastes and Recycling
Dec 19, 2025 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (.gov)
Dec 19, 2025 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (.gov)
Linn County Board of Supervisors Appoints Members to Solid Waste Working Group
Aug 17, 2026 Linn County Website (.gov)
Aug 17, 2026 Linn County Website (.gov)
Experts say people need to recycle lithium-ion batteries amid uptick in fires
Aug 30, 2026 Spectrum News
Aug 30, 2026 Spectrum News