Rake and Waste

Rake

Rake verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

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Waste and rake are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Waste" instead a verb "Rake".

Nearby Words: raked, raker, raking

Waste verb - To use up carelessly.

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Rake and waste are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rake" instead a verb "Waste".

long rake

long waste

men	rake men	waste men
opponents	rake opponents	waste opponents

Fred and Barney were hiding some money from their wives because they were afraid they'd waste it on something useless like new clothes, while Fred was thinking about getting a new bowling ball and Barney was thinking about getting a new rake.

Source: Ms. Red Ink

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