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waste-time

waste-time noun: an endeavor in which time is spent unprofitably; a means of squandering time.

Noun

waste-time

  1. (dated, obsolete) An endeavor in which time is spent unprofitably; a means of squandering time.

Questions about waste-time

What does waste-time mean?
Waste-time means an endeavor in which time is spent unprofitably; a means of squandering time.
What part of speech is waste-time?
Waste-time is a noun.

Words near waste-time in the dictionary

  1. waste yute
  2. waste yutes
  3. waste-good
  4. waste-goods
  5. waste-ridden
  6. waste-time
  7. waste-water
  8. wasteable
  9. wastebasket
  10. wastebasket taxa
  11. wastebasket taxon

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