Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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waste | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
scourge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
waste (noun) | scourge (noun) |
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useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly | a whip used to inflict punishment |
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect | a person who inspires fear or dread |
the trait of wasting resources | something causing misery or death |
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation | |
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted |
waste (adjective) | scourge (adjective) |
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located in a dismal or remote area; desolate |
waste (verb) | scourge (verb) |
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become physically weaker | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly |
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | whip |
cause to grow thin or weak | punish severely; excoriate |
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 |