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wasteground

wasteground noun: a barren stretch of ground; wasteland.

Noun

wasteground (countable and uncountable, plural wastegrounds)

  1. A barren stretch of ground; wasteland.
    • But the wasteground was already cleared. So the workers resolved to give up a Monday to voluntary labour to scatter rubbish all over it.1979, Aleksandr Zinoviev, The Yawning Heights
    • He was crawling across the wasteground on the far side of the perimeter fence.1994, D W Hartnett, Black Milk

wasteground meaning in Sanskrit

wasteground in Sanskrit

a barren stretch of ground
खिल khila

Forms of wasteground

pluralwastegrounds

Origin of wasteground

From waste + ground.

Questions about wasteground

What does wasteground mean?
Wasteground means a barren stretch of ground; wasteland.
What is wasteground in Sanskrit?
Wasteground in Sanskrit is खिल (khila). See Wasteground meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is wasteground?
Wasteground is a noun.
What is the plural of wasteground?
The plural of wasteground is wastegrounds.

Words near wasteground in the dictionary

  1. wastegash
  2. wastegate
  3. wastegates
  4. wastegood
  5. wastegoods
  6. wasteground
  7. wastegrounds
  8. wasteheap
  9. wasteheaps
  10. wastel
  11. wastel bread

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