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waste vs kill

kill vs waste

waste and kill both are nouns.

waste is an adjective but kill is not an adjective.

waste and kill both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
kill Yes No Yes No
As verbs, kill is a hypernym of waste; that is, kill is a word with a broader meaning than waste:
  • waste: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
  • kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
waste (noun) kill (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly the act of terminating a life
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
the trait of wasting resources the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
waste (adjective) kill (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) kill (verb)
become physically weaker mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
cause to grow thin or weak cause to cease operating
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief tire out completely
spend extravagantly end or extinguish by forceful means
use inefficiently or inappropriately drink down entirely
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
run off as waste cause the death of, without intention
spend thoughtlessly; throw away deprive of life
dispose of hit with great force
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
be the source of great pain for
thwart the passage of
be fatal
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