Meaning

2 senses

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see waste, of, space.

    Putting a third sofa in here would be a waste of space since we never have that many guests.

  2. (idiomatic)An utterly worthless person; one who, as it were, is unworthy of the space which they occupy.

    Get lost, you waste of space!

Examples

5 sentences

  1. You're nothing more than a waste of space.

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  2. He's a waste of space.

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  3. You're a waste of space.

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  4. You never help and you're always complaining; you're such a waste of space.

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  5. After all, I'm a waste of space.

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Forms

plural: wastes of space
Singularwaste of space
Pluralwastes of space

irregular · Lesson

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wastagewasteB1wastebasketwastefulB1wasteland

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