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waste vs fumes

fumes vs waste

waste and fumes both are nouns.

waste is an adjective but fumes is not an adjective.

waste is a verb but fumes is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
fumes Yes No No No
As nouns, fumes is a hyponym of waste; that is, fumes is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than waste:
  • waste: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
  • fumes: gases ejected from an engine as waste products
waste (noun) fumes (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly gases ejected from an engine as waste products
(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) fumes (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) fumes (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
Difference between waste and fumes

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