Water vs Beef - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) A chemical, found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid, having the formula H?O, required by all forms of life on Earth.
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(obsolete) Ancient philosophy.
# (alchemy) One of the four basic elements.
# One of the five basic elements (see ).
(often, in the plural) Any body of water, or a specific part of it.
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# (sometimes, countable) Mineral water.
# (countable, often, in the plural) Spa water.
# (pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance.
# Urine.
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# Amniotic fluid; used in the plural in the UK and in singular in North America.
# (colloquial, medicine) Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling.
(figuratively, in the plural, or, in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition.
(colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition.
(uncountable, dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities.
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The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond.
A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc.
To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
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To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
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To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
To get or take in water.
(colloquial) To urinate onto.
To dilute.
(transitive, dated, finance) To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting.
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To fill with or secrete water.
To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines.
(uncountable) The meat from a cow, bull or other bovines.
# The edible portions of a cow (including those which are not meat).
(uncountable) Bovine animals.
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A single bovine (cow or bull) being raised for its meat.
a grudge (+ with )
(slang, uncountable) muscle, size, strength
(slang, uncountable) essence, content
To complain.
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To add weight or strength to, usually as beef up.
(slang) To fart.
(slang) To feud.
(intransitive, chiefly, Yorkshire) To cry
Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.
Producing]] or known for raising lots of [[#Noun, beef.
Consisting]] of or containing [[#Noun, beef as an ingredient.
In uncountable terms the difference between water and beef
is that water is a chemical, found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid, having the formula H₂O, required by all forms of life on Earth while beef is bovine animals.In transitive terms the difference between water and beef
is that water is to wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines while beef is to add weight or strength to, usually as beef up.In intransitive terms the difference between water and beef
is that water is to fill with or secrete water while beef is to complain.As an adjective beef is
being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat.water
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- Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
- A water' drop placed on the surface of ice can either spread or form a lens depending on the properties of the three phases involved in wetting, i.e., on the properties of the ice, ' water , and gas phases.
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* (English Citations of "water")Synonyms
* See also * See alsoAntonyms
* ice, steam, water vapor/water vapour * (basic elements) earth, air/wind, fire; wood, metal; void/etherHypernyms
* chemical, substance * liquid, fluid * (basic elements) element * (urine) body fluid, bodily fluid, biofluidHyponyms
* heavy water; ice, steam, water vapor/water vapour * mineral water; hard water, soft waterMeronyms
* hydrogen, oxygenDerived terms
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Verb
(en verb)- tears watering the ground
- Men whose lives glided on like rivers that water the woodlands.
- I need to go water the cattle .
- The ship put into port to water .
- Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree.
- Can you water the whisky, please?
- Chopping onions makes my eyes water .
- The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water .
- to water silk
Synonyms
* (urinate) (see the list of synonyms in the entry "urinate") * (dilute) water downAntonyms
* (dilute) refineDerived terms
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English
(wikipedia beef)Noun
- I love eating beef .
- lean finely textured beef
- boneless lean beef trimmings
- Do you want to raise beeves ?
- He has a beef with anyone who tells him otherwise.
- He has beef with anyone who tells him otherwise.
- Put some beef into it! We've got to get the car over the bump.
- We've got to get some beef into the enforcement provisions of that law.
- The beef of his paper was a long rant about government.
Synonyms
* (meat of a cow)Hyponyms
* (meat of a cow) vealDerived terms
* beefcake * beef jerky * beef on weck * beefsteak * beef stew * lean finely textured beef * boneless lean beef trimmings * beefy * bully beef * corned beef * where's the beef?See also
* beefwoodVerb
(en verb)- Since you stopped running, you are really beefing out.
- Ugh, who just beefed in here?
- Those two are beefing right now - best you stay out of it for now.
- David was beefing last night after Ruth told him off
Derived terms
* beef up * beef outAdjective
(-)- We bought three beef calves this morning.
- beef farms
- beef country
- beef stew