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fumes vs waste

waste vs fumes

fumes and waste both are nouns.

fumes is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

fumes is not a verb while waste is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fumes Yes No No No
waste Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, waste is a hypernym of fumes; that is, waste is a word with a broader meaning than fumes:
  • fumes: gases ejected from an engine as waste products
  • waste: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
Other hypernyms of fumes include waste material, waste matter, waste product, gas.
fumes (noun) waste (noun)
gases ejected from an engine as waste products useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
the trait of wasting resources
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
fumes (adjective) waste (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
fumes (verb) waste (verb)
become physically weaker
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
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
Difference between fumes and waste

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