waste vs filth

waste and filth both are nouns.

waste is an adjective but filth is not an adjective.

waste is a verb but filth is not a verb.

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

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

waste: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
filth: any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant

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

waste (noun)	filth (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly	an offensive or indecent word or phrase
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect	a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
the trait of wasting resources	anything regarded as making something unclean
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation	any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

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

waste (verb)	filth (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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