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Basil vs Pepper - What's the difference?

basil | pepper |

In transitive terms the difference between basil and pepper

is that basil is to grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle while pepper is to add (something) at frequent intervals.

As a proper noun Basil

is a given name derived from Ancient Greek, in quiet but steady use in the UK.

As an acronym BASIL

is biphasic acid scavenging utilising ionic liquids.

basil

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) basile, from .

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A plant (Ocimum basilicum ).
  • The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
  • Any other species in the genus Ocimum .
    • Synonyms
    * (plant) albahaca, , sweet basil
    Derived terms
    * Asian basil * basil thyme * holy basil * Lao basil * lemon basil * sweet basil * Thai basil * wild basil

    External links

    * ("basil" on Wikipedia) * (Ocimum) * (Ocimum)

    Etymology 2

    Variant of bezel?

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.

    • Verb

  • To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.
    • (Moxon)
    Synonyms
    * bevel, sharpen

    Etymology 3

    Corrupted from (etyl) basan, (etyl) basane, (lena) basanium, from (etyl), properly "lining".

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
    • Synonyms
    * basan, bazil (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    pepper

    English

    Noun

  • A plant of the family Piperaceae.
  • (uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.
  • A fruit of the capsicum: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.
  • (baseball) A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again
    • Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".

    Synonyms

    * (fruit of the capsicum) ** (spicy) chili, chili pepper, chilli, hot pepper ** (mild) bell pepper, paprika, sweet pepper

    Derived terms

    * bell pepper * chili pepper * green pepper * hot pepper * pepper spray * red pepper * sweet pepper * tabasco pepper * white pepper

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To add pepper to.
  • To strike with something made up of small particles.
  • To cover with lots of (something made up of small things).
    • After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.
  • To add (something) at frequent intervals.
    • He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.

    Related terms

    * bell pepper * black pepper * chili pepper * green pepper * pepper and salt * peppercorn * pepper mill, peppermill * peppermint * pepperpot * pepper shaker * peppery * red pepper * Scotch bonnet pepper * sweet pepper * white pepper * yellow pepper

    See also

    * salt * * 1000 English basic words