- 1not suitable for building or growing things on and therefore not used synonym derelict The car was found on a piece of waste ground.
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materials - 2no longer needed for a particular process and therefore thrown away Waste water is pumped from the factory into a nearby river. Idioms
land
to destroy a place completely The invading army laid waste to towns and villages on their way to the capital. an area laid waste by war
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