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waste vs fool away

fool away vs waste

waste is a noun but fool away is not a noun.

waste is an adjective but fool away is not an adjective.

waste and fool away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
fool away No No Yes No
As verbs, fool away is a hyponym of waste; that is, fool away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than waste:
  • waste: spend extravagantly
  • fool away: spend frivolously and unwisely
waste (noun) fool away (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
(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) fool away (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) fool away (verb)
become physically weaker spend frivolously and unwisely
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
Difference between waste and fool away

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