consume, squander, waste, ware
(verb) spend extravagantly; “waste not, want not”
waste, blow, squander
(verb) spend thoughtlessly; throw away; “He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends”; “You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
squander (third-person singular simple present squanders, present participle squandering, simple past and past participle squandered)
To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
(obsolete) To scatter; to disperse.
(obsolete) To wander at random; to scatter.
Squander implies starting with many resources, such as great wealth, and then wasting them (using them up to little purpose or little effect), often ending with little. Particularly used in phrases such as “squander an opportunity” or “squander an inheritance”. It may be used even if one starts with little, though usually in some construction such as “squander what little he had”.
• waste, splurge
• ducks and drakes
• throw away
• quanders
Source: Wiktionary
Squan"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Squandering.] Etym: [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqvätta to squirt, sqvättra to squander, Icel. skvetta to squirt out, to throw out water.]
1. To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] Our squandered troops he rallies. Dryden.
2. To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to dissipate; as, to squander an estate. The crime of squandering health is equal to the folly. Rambler.
Syn.
– To spend; expend; waste; scatter; dissipate.
Squan"der, v. i.
1. To spend lavishly; to be wasteful. They often squandered, but they never gave. Savage.
2. To wander at random; to scatter. [R.] The wise man's folly is anatomized Even by squandering glances of the fool. Shak.
Squan"der, n.
Definition: The act of squandering; waste.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 December 2024
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
