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waste vs flow

flow vs waste

waste and flow both are nouns.

waste is an adjective but flow is not an adjective.

waste and flow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
flow Yes No Yes No
As verbs, flow is a hypernym of waste; that is, flow is a word with a broader meaning than waste:
  • waste: run off as waste
  • flow: move along, of liquids
Other hypernyms of waste include course, feed, run.
waste (noun) flow (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
the trait of wasting resources dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation any uninterrupted stream or discharge
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
waste (adjective) flow (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) flow (verb)
become physically weaker undergo menstruation
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly cover or swamp with water
cause to grow thin or weak fall or flow in a certain way
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief move along, of liquids
spend extravagantly move or progress freely as if in a stream
use inefficiently or inappropriately cause to flow
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing be abundantly present
run off as waste
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
dispose of
Difference between waste and flow

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