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waste vs course

course vs waste

waste and course both are nouns.

waste is an adjective but course is not an adjective.

waste and course both are verbs.

waste is not an adverb while course is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
course Yes No Yes Yes
As verbs, course is a hypernym of waste; that is, course is a word with a broader meaning than waste:
  • waste: run off as waste
  • course: move along, of liquids
Other hypernyms of waste include feed, flow, run.
waste (noun) course (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly a mode of action
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
the trait of wasting resources facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation (construction) a layer of masonry
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted part of a meal served at one time
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
waste (adjective) course (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) course (verb)
become physically weaker hunt with hounds
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly move along, of liquids
cause to grow thin or weak move swiftly through or over
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
waste (adverb) course (adverb)
as might be expected
Difference between waste and course

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