Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb waste
4 of 10 senses of waste
Sense 1
waste, blow, squander
=> burn
Sense 6
consume, squander, waste, ware
=> fritter, frivol away dissipate, shoot, fritter away fool, fool away
=> luxuriate, wanton
Sense 9
lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage
=> ruin
Sense 10
waste, rot
=> necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb waste
4 of 10 senses of waste
Sense 1
waste, blow, squander
=> burn
Sense 6
consume, squander, waste, ware
=> fritter, frivol away dissipate, shoot, fritter away fool, fool away
=> luxuriate, wanton
Sense 9
lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage
=> ruin
Sense 10
waste, rot
=> necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate
Entailment of verb waste
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb waste
10 senses of waste
Sense 1
waste, blow, squander
=> use expend
Sense 2
waste
=> use utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sense 3
waste
=> discard, fling, toss toss out toss away chuck out cast aside, dispose, throw out cast out throw away cast away put away
Sense 4
waste, run off
=> run, flow, course
Sense 5
liquidate, waste, knock off do in
=> kill
Sense 6
consume, squander, waste, ware
=> spend, expend, drop
Sense 7
pine away waste, languish
=> weaken
Sense 8
waste, emaciate, macerate
=> enfeeble, debilitate, drain
Sense 9
lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage
=> destroy, ruin
Sense 10
waste, rot
=> deteriorate, drop, degenerate
Familiarity of verb waste
waste used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 10)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb waste
Sense 1
waste, blow, squander
=> use expend
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Sense 2
waste
=> use utilize, utilise, apply, employ
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Sense 3
waste
=> discard, fling, toss toss out toss away chuck out cast aside, dispose, throw out cast out throw away cast away put away
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Sense 4
waste, run off
=> run, flow, course
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Sense 5
liquidate, waste, knock off do in
=> kill
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Sense 6
consume, squander, waste, ware
=> spend, expend, drop
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Sense 7
pine away waste, languish
=> weaken
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Sense 8
waste, emaciate, macerate
=> enfeeble, debilitate, drain
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Sense 9
lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage
=> destroy, ruin
--------------
Sense 10
waste, rot
=> deteriorate, drop, degenerate
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Grep of noun waste
body waste
food waste
high-level radioactive waste
human waste
laying waste
low-level radioactive waste
permissive waste
radioactive waste
toxic industrial waste
toxic waste
toxic waste dump
toxic waste site
waste
waste-paper basket
waste basket
waste material
waste matter
waste of effort
waste of energy
waste of material
waste of money
waste of time
waste paper
waste pipe
waste product
wastebasket
wastebin
wastefulness
wasteland
wastepaper basket
waster
wastewater
wasteweir
wasteyard
Overview of noun waste
The noun waste has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (6) waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product -- (any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers")
2. (4) waste, wastefulness, dissipation -- (useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly: "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources")
3. (1) thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness -- (the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities")
4. barren, waste, wasteland -- (an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert")
5. waste, permissive waste -- ((law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect)
Overview of verb waste
The verb waste has 10 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (10) waste, blow, squander -- (spend thoughtlessly; throw away "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends")
2. (8) waste -- (use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience")
3. waste -- (get rid of "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer")
4. waste, run off -- (run off as waste: "The water wastes back into the ocean")
5. liquidate, waste, knock off do in -- (get rid of kill; "The mafia liquidated the informer")
6. consume, squander, waste, ware -- (spend extravagantly; "waste not want not")
7. pine away waste, languish -- (lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away")
8. waste, emaciate, macerate -- (cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him")
9. lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage -- (devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion")
10. waste, rot -- (waste away "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world")
Overview of adj waste
The adj waste has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. cast-off, discarded, junked, scrap, waste -- (disposed of as useless; "waste paper")
2. desert, godforsaken, waste, wild -- (located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places")
Antonyms of adj waste
2 senses of waste
Sense 1
cast-off(postnominal), discarded, junked, scrap(postnominal), waste
INDIRECT (VIA useless) -> useful, utile
Sense 2
desert, godforsaken, waste, wild
INDIRECT (VIA inhospitable) -> hospitable
Similarity of adj waste
2 senses of waste
Sense 1
cast-off(postnominal), discarded, junked, scrap(postnominal), waste
=> useless (vs. useful)
Sense 2
desert, godforsaken, waste, wild
=> inhospitable (vs. hospitable)
Attributes of adj waste
Familiarity of adj waste
waste used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj waste
waste
wasted
wasteful
Overview of noun waste
The noun waste has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (6) waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product -- (any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers")
2. (4) waste, wastefulness, dissipation -- (useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly: "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources")
3. (1) thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness -- (the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities")
4. barren, waste, wasteland -- (an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert")
5. waste, permissive waste -- ((law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect)
Overview of verb waste
The verb waste has 10 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (10) waste, blow, squander -- (spend thoughtlessly; throw away "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends")
2. (8) waste -- (use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience")
3. waste -- (get rid of "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer")
4. waste, run off -- (run off as waste: "The water wastes back into the ocean")
5. liquidate, waste, knock off do in -- (get rid of kill; "The mafia liquidated the informer")
6. consume, squander, waste, ware -- (spend extravagantly; "waste not want not")
7. pine away waste, languish -- (lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away")
8. waste, emaciate, macerate -- (cause to grow thin or weak; "The treatment emaciated him")
9. lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage -- (devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion")
10. waste, rot -- (waste away "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world")
Overview of adj waste
The adj waste has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. cast-off, discarded, junked, scrap, waste -- (disposed of as useless; "waste paper")
2. desert, godforsaken, waste, wild -- (located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places")
waste definition
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