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waste |
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 -------------- 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 -------------- 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")
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