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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

time-waste en · NOUN

Etymology

From time + waste.

Meanings

  1. The wasting of time.
  2. That which wastes time; a waste of time.

Forms

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time waste alternative lexicographic
time-wastes Number=Plur lexicographic
timewaste alternative lexicographic

time-waste en · VERB

Etymology

From time + waste.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To waste time.
    • In truth, there is nothing to love and nothing to hate about the Justin Bieber idol and if we have allowed ourselves to be distracted by this nothingness, we are just wasting our time. And there is no need for us to time-waste a second longer. 2014, Niramisa Weiss, Forgiving The Unforgivable: Removing the Obstacles to Love:

Forms

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time-wasting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
time-wastes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
time waste alternative lexicographic
timewaste alternative lexicographic
time-wasted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
time-wasted Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

time-use · time-loss · time-waster