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course vs waste

waste vs course

course and waste both are nouns.

course is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

course and waste both are verbs.

course is an adverb but waste is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
course Yes No Yes Yes
waste Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, waste is a hyponym of course; that is, waste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than course:
  • course: move along, of liquids
  • waste: run off as waste
course (noun) waste (noun)
a mode of action useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport the trait of wasting resources
(construction) a layer of masonry an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
part of a meal served at one time any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
a connected series of events or actions or developments
a body of students who are taught together
general line of orientation
a line or route along which something travels or moves
course (adjective) waste (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
course (verb) waste (verb)
hunt with hounds become physically weaker
move along, of liquids cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
move swiftly through or over cause to grow thin or weak
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
spend extravagantly
use inefficiently or inappropriately
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
run off as waste
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
dispose of
course (adverb) waste (adverb)
as might be expected
Difference between course and waste

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