# wastes

Pronunciation: say "WAYSTS" /weɪsts/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of waste. — third-person singular simple present indicative of waste
   - Simple: Third-person singular of waste. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The old furnace wastes a great deal of fuel before it warms the house._
   - _Whoever leaves the lights on all night wastes electricity needlessly._

## Noun

2. Plural of waste. — plural of waste
   - Simple: Plural of waste. Use it when talking about more than one kind of unwanted material.
   - _Industrial wastes polluted the harbor for decades before the cleanup began._
   - _The treatment plant separates solid and liquid wastes before processing them._

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