Find
Find noun - Something discovered.
Waste
Waste noun - Discarded or useless material.
Usage example: gathered up the waste when he was finished sewing
How words are described
| good | good find | good waste |
| selfish | selfish find | selfish waste |
| massive | massive find | massive waste |
| big | big find | big waste |
| Other adjectives: huge, useless, incredible, greatest, magical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Kyouko Sakura: "Don't waste food... Or I'll kill you." Later on we find out she has a very plausible Freudian Excuse to not want to waste food.
Source: Felony Misdemeanor -
Mama Bear/Papa Wolf: Kate and Humphrey waste absolutely no time in once again trying to find their missing child.
- Star Trek: When Dev and Lee find out that the Next effectively have food replicators, they waste no time.
Source: Literature / The Long Earth
Cite this Source
Waste and Find. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/find/waste
Find & Waste. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/find/waste>.
Waste or Find. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/find/waste.
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