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Cheddar vs Despair - What's the difference?

cheddar | despair |

As nouns the difference between cheddar and despair

is that cheddar is a cheese styled after the cheddar cheese made in cheddar while despair is loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.

As verbs the difference between cheddar and despair

is that cheddar is (cheese making) to cut and press cheese so as to remove the whey and leave drier curds while despair is (obsolete) to give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

cheddar

English

(wikipedia Cheddar)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • a village in Somerset, England famous for its cheese, and also for its gorge, caves and remains of early man found in them
  • Cheddar cheese

    • despair

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
  • * Milton
    • I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted.
  • (obsolete) To cause to despair.
  • To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
  • * Bible, 2 Corinthians i. 8
    • We despaired even of life.

    Noun

  • Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
    • He turned around in despair , aware that he was not going to survive
  • That which is despaired of.

    • Synonyms

    * desperation * despondency * hopelessness

    Anagrams

    * aspired * diapers * praised