stuff vs waste

stuff and waste both are nouns.

stuff is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

stuff and waste both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stuff	Yes	No	Yes	No
waste	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, waste is a hyponym of stuff; that is, waste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stuff:

stuff: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
waste: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

Other hyponyms of stuff include ballast, bedding, bedding material, litter, rind, recycling, precursor, atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck, ammunition, floc, floccule, HAZMAT, aggregate, raw material, staple, sorbate, sorbent, sorbent material, diamagnet, mineral, rock, stone, adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material, sealing material, animal material, fluff, bimetal, abradant, abrasive, abrasive material, chemical, chemical substance, composite material, conductor, dielectric, insulator, nonconductor, contaminant, contamination, particulate, particulate matter, dust, elastomer, earth, ground, discharge, emission, detritus, waste material, waste matter, waste product, fiber, fibre, fill, filling, foam, homogenate, humate, impregnation, paper, packing, packing material, wadding, color, coloring material, colour, colouring material, plant material, plant substance, radioactive material, thickener, thickening, toner, translucent substance, transparent substance, undercut, builder, detergent builder, vernix, vernix caseosa, wad, electroceramic material, pyroelectric material, piezoelectric material, ferromagnet, antiferromagnet.

stuff (noun)	waste (noun)
miscellaneous unspecified objects	useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
unspecified qualities required to do or be something	(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
a critically important or characteristic component	the trait of wasting resources
senseless talk	an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
information in some unspecified form	any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
informal terms for personal possessions
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

stuff (adjective)	waste (adjective)
	located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

stuff (verb)	waste (verb)
fill with a stuffing while cooking	become physically weaker
fill tightly with a material	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting	cause to grow thin or weak
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself	lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
cram into a cavity	spend extravagantly
obstruct	use inefficiently or inappropriately
press or force	get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
	run off as waste
	spend thoughtlessly; throw away
	dispose of

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