Waist vs Waste in Bhabhi Ji ghar pe hain style

Waist vs Waste

Waste means to spend thoughtlessly, throw away; whereas, Waist refers to the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips.

Waste

Waste can be a noun, a verb or an adjective. It has several meanings:

1. Useless materials left over from another activity (i.e., rubbish, garbage).

"Cellular waste products are a by-product of cellular respiration."

"Originally, Soya milk was a waste product of tofu."

"The new concept encourages producers to leave no municipal waste for landfill."

"Waste materials should be properly labeled for disposal." (Waste here is an adjective.)

2. To expend materials or resources without reason.

"Do not waste drinking water."

"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends."

"The teenagers these days waste their time too much on social media."

"Pulling staples from documents which should not have been stapled is a waste of my time."

3. To wear away, to weaken or to tire.

"I am wasted after that run." (I am tired...)

"His body was wasted by long illness."

4. Uninhabited or uncultivated (usually of land).

"This area has turned to wasteland since the flood."

"Tell me something about the arid wastes of Sahara."

5. To kill (slang).

"I am going to waste that little punk."

Waist

Waist is the part of the body between the ribs and hips. A section of clothing that fits the waist may also be called the waist (e.g., The waist on this suit is too tight). Similarly, midsections of airplanes and ships can also be referred to as waists.

"This new belt doesn’t fit around my waist."

"The couple put their arms around each other’s waist."

"Repetitive surgery has left multiple scars all along my waist."

Waist is never a verb. It is also not an adjective-in situations where waist describes another noun, it is more properly combined with the noun to form a compound word, e.g., waistline or waistband.

Tip to Remember

Imagine the I in the middle of waist is a person. So:

"There’s a person in the middle of waist. There’s a waist in the middle of a person."

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This article has been shared by Priti Saraf. Though a CA by profession, teaching is her passion. She suggests this joyful way of building English Grammar and wherein one cam simultaneously learn their practical use as well.