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waster
/ˈweɪstə/
noun 6
Collocations
2ADJ.
biggest, favorite, great
VERB + WASTER
time
Definitions
noun
1
Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
2
An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
3
A destroyer or plunderer.
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
4
An item that is spoiled during its manufacture.
Unless the cast was very hot indeed, the steel would refuse to ascend, and a great many wasters were caused thereby.
noun
1
A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
Or, as they that play at wasters exercise themselves by a few cudgels how to avoid an enemy's blows, let us arm ourselves against all such violent incursions which may invade our minds.
2
A leister; a spear for catching fish.
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He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Wiktionary02
Unless the cast was very hot indeed, the steel would refuse to ascend, and a great many wasters were caused thereby.
Wiktionary03
Or, as they that play at wasters exercise themselves by a few cudgels how to avoid an enemy's blows, let us arm ourselves against all such violent incursions which may invade our minds.
Wiktionary04
What's your favorite time waster?
Tatoeba · #90691605
It's easy to give out money when it's not yours. That's why the state is the biggest money waster.
Tatoeba · #13651484Usage Notes
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