waste
part of speech
noun (waste, wastes); verb (waste, wastes, wasted, wasting); adjective (waste)
meaning for a pupil
1) Waste is rubbish: things that are thrown away because they are not wanted. tree →
2) A waste is something used badly or for nothing: a waste of time, a waste of money. tree →
3) To waste means to use more than you need, or to use something for nothing. tree →
4) Waste land is land that is empty and not used. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it means ruined, empty land, or cities laid waste. The prophets and Psalms use it for places destroyed by enemies, such as Jacob's home or the stronghold of Tarshish, and Job speaks of "waste places" rebuilt. Interpretation: Leviticus warns that if Israel breaks the covenant, the cities will be laid waste and the people scattered. The tradition reads the land lying empty as being tied to the people's keeping of the law. The prophets' ruins are read as the results of that warning. In the primary lessons: In maths: what is thrown away or lost: leftover cloth, wasted water, time or money; taken away from the total: useful = total − waste; waste per day over many days needs multiplying. In science and caring for the planet: reduce, reuse, recycle; food waste; body waste. Phrases: a waste of time, waste paper, waste bin, food waste, go to waste, waste water.
examples
- We have shot at them — Heshbon is perished — even unto Dibon, and we have laid waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba. (Torah NUM.21.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I will make your cities a waste, and will bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. (Torah LEV.26.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- And you will I scatter among the nations, and I will draw out the sword after you; and your land shall be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste. (Torah LEV.26.33, JPS 1917) tree →
- For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation. (Writings PSA.79.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste. (Prophets ISA.23.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- With kings and counsellors of the earth, who built up waste places for themselves; (Writings JOB.3.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- He wasted 20 minutes waiting. tree →
- The family makes 5 kg of waste a week. tree →
- Of 10 m of cloth, 1 m is waste. tree →
- Do not waste paper. tree →
- Put the waste in the right recycling bin. tree →
- Do not let the food go to waste. tree →
- Arguing about it is a waste of time. tree →
- Turning off the tap while brushing your teeth saves wasted water. tree →
- But there is no time to waste. tree →
note
Homophone: «waist» (the middle of your body) sounds the same. Waste is taken away: useful = total − waste. Trap: waste per day over many days needs multiplying.
In the corpora
- Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted; How long?
- Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,
- Then shall the lambs feed as in their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall wanderers eat.
- Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste.
- Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries, and their land,
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «waste» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.