waste vs excrement

excrement vs waste

waste and excrement both are nouns.

waste is an adjective but excrement is not an adjective.

waste is a verb but excrement is not a verb.

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

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

waste: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
excrement: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

Other hyponyms of waste include dross, impurity, exhaust, exhaust fumes, fumes, body waste, excreta, excretion, excretory product, crud, filth, skank, sewage, sewerage, effluent, sewer water, wastewater, food waste, garbage, refuse, scraps, pollutant, rubbish, scrap, trash, slop, toxic industrial waste, toxic waste.

waste (noun)	excrement (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly	waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
(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

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

waste (verb)	excrement (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

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