waste material vs material

material vs waste material

waste material and material both are nouns.

waste material is not an adjective while material is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
waste material	Yes	No	No	No
material	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, material is a hypernym of waste material; that is, material is a word with a broader meaning than waste material:

waste material: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

Other hypernyms of waste material include stuff.

waste material (noun)	material (noun)
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
	things needed for doing or making something
	information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
	a person judged suitable for admission or employment
	the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

waste material (adjective)	material (adjective)
	derived from or composed of matter
	directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
	having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
	having material or physical form or substance
	concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
	concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

Difference between waste material and material

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