laying waste ruin ruining ruination wrecking | destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined |
waste wastefulness dissipation | useless or profitless activity, using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly, if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste, mindless dissipation of natural resources |
waste of effort waste of energy | a useless effort |
waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
waste of money | money spent for inadequate return, the senator said that the project was a waste of money |
waste of time | the devotion of time to a useless activity, the waste of time could prove fatal |
drink drinking boozing drunkenness crapulence | the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess, drink was his downfall |
swallow drink deglutition | the act of swallowing, one swallow of the liquid was enough, he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips |
waste permissive waste | (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect |
drain drainpipe waste pipe | a pipe through which liquid is carried away |
wastepaper basket waste-paper basket wastebasket waste basket circular file | a container with an open top, for discarded paper and other rubbish |
thriftlessness waste wastefulness | the trait of wasting resources, a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste, the wastefulness of missed opportunities |
beverage drink drinkable potable | any liquid suitable for drinking, may I take your beverage order? |
alcohol alcoholic drink alcoholic beverage intoxicant inebriant | a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent, alcohol (or drink) ruined him |
drink | a single serving of a beverage, I asked for a hot drink, likes a drink before dinner |
liquor spirits booze hard drink hard liquor John Barleycorn strong drink | an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented |
mixed drink | made of two or more ingredients |
fruit drink ade | a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice |
soft drink | nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) |
tea-like drink | a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leaves |
barren waste wasteland | an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation, the barrens of central Africa, the trackless wastes of the desert |
dump garbage dump trash dump rubbish dump wasteyard waste-yard dumpsite | a piece of land where waste materials are dumped |
toxic waste dump toxic waste site toxic dumpsite | a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) |
toxic site toxic waste area Superfund site | a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up |
drink | any large deep body of water, he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued |
body waste excretion excreta excrement excretory product | waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body |
human waste | the body wastes of human beings |
waste waste material waste matter waste product | any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted, they collect the waste once a week, much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers |
garbage refuse food waste scraps | food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) |
toxic waste toxic industrial waste | poisonous waste materials, can cause injury (especially by chemical means) |
high-level radioactive waste | radioactive waste that left in a nuclear reactor after the nuclear fuel has been consumed |
low-level radioactive waste | (medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests) |
radioactive waste | useless radioactive materials that are left after some laboratory or commercial process is completed |
waste paper | paper discarded after use |
waste rot | become physically weaker, Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world |
lay waste to waste devastate desolate ravage scourge | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly, The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion |
waste emaciate macerate | cause to grow thin or weak, The treatment emaciated him |
pine away waste languish | lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief, After her husband died, she just pined away |
drink in drink | be fascinated or spell-bound by, pay close attention to, The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage |
consume squander waste ware | spend extravagantly, waste not, want not |
waste | use inefficiently or inappropriately, waste heat, waste a joke on an unappreciative audience |
drink imbibe | take in liquids, The patient must drink several liters each day, The children like to drink soda |
drink booze fuddle | consume alcohol, We were up drinking all night |
drink tope | drink excessive amounts of alcohol, be an alcoholic, The husband drinks and beats his wife |
toast drink pledge salute wassail | propose a toast to, Let us toast the birthday girl!, Let's drink to the New Year |
drain the cup drink up | drink to the last drop, drink up--there's more wine coming |
toss off pop bolt down belt down pour down down drink down kill | drink down entirely, He downed three martinis before dinner, She killed a bottle of brandy that night, They popped a few beer after work |
neutralize neutralise liquidate waste knock off do in | get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing, The mafia liquidated the informer, the double agent was neutralized |
waste run off | run off as waste, The water wastes back into the ocean |
waste | get rid of, We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer |