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['weispeipə] (a basket or other (small) container for waste paper: Put those old letters in the wastepaper basket.) papīrgrozs* * *papīrgrozs -
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[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) tērēt; šķiest2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) paliekas; atkritumi2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) izšķiešana; velta tērēšana3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) tuksnesis; plašumi•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *tuksnesis, tukša vieta; izšķiešana; zudums, nožuvums, nodilums, noplūde; lūžņi, atgriezumi, makulatūra, paliekas, atkritumi; īpašuma bojāšana; izdalījumi; izšķiest; izputināt, izpostīt; novārdzināt; nīkt, vārgt; neapstrādāts, tuksnesīgs; nevajadzīgs, lieks; izmantots; nopostīts, izpostīts
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wastepaper basket — UK [weɪs(t)ˈpeɪpə(r) ˌbɑːskɪt] / US [ˈweɪs(t)ˌpeɪpər ˌbæskət] noun [countable] Word forms wastepaper basket : singular wastepaper basket plural wastepaper baskets British a small open container for rubbish such as used paper … English dictionary
wastepaper bin — waste basket (N American), waste bin, wastepaper basket or wastepaper bin noun A basket or bin for holding discarded paper and other rubbish • • • Main Entry: ↑waste … Useful english dictionary
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wastepaper — noun Date: 1567 paper discarded as used, superfluous, or not fit for use … New Collegiate Dictionary
wastepaper — /wayst pay peuhr/, n. paper thrown away as useless. [1575 85; WASTE + PAPER] * * * … Universalium
wastepaper — n. paper that is considered trash … English contemporary dictionary
wastepaper — waste•pa•per [[t]ˈweɪstˌpeɪ pər[/t]] n. paper discarded as useless • Etymology: 1575–85 … From formal English to slang