Chocolate vs Nuts - What's the difference?
chocolate | nuts |
(uncountable) A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans
(uncountable) A drink made by dissolving this food in boiling milk
(countable) A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate
(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate
(vulgar, slang) Testicles.
(poker) A hand that can be proven unbeatable even when the hand's holder does not know any of the hidden cards the other poker players involved in a hand hold or held.
(colloquial) Insane, mad.
(colloquial, figuratively) Crazy, mad; unusually pleased or, alternatively, angered.
Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.
Signifies rejection of a proposal or idea, as in forget it,'' ''no way,'' or ''nothing doing .
(nut)
As verbs the difference between chocolate and nuts
is that chocolate is while nuts is (nut).As adjectives the difference between chocolate and nuts
is that chocolate is chocolate (attributive) while nuts is (colloquial) insane, mad.As a noun nuts is
.As an interjection nuts is
indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.chocolate
English
(wikipedia chocolate)Noun
- Chocolate is a very popular treat.
- He bought her some chocolates as a gift.
- As he cooked it the whole thing turned a rich, deep chocolate .
Derived terms
* bar of chocolate * choc * choccy * chocoholic * chocolate-box * chocolate chip * chocolate leather * chocolate phosphate * chocolate plastic * chocolate tree * chocolatey, chocolaty * compound chocolate * dark chocolate * hot chocolate * milk chocolate * modeling chocolate, modelling chocolate * plain chocolate * white chocolateSee also
* black bottom pie * Black Forest gateau * brownie * cacao * carob * cocoa bean * cocoa butter * * devil's food cake * ganache * lamington * marquise * mocha * mochaccino * mole * Nanaimo bar * praline * sacher torte * tollhouse cookie * truffle *References
* * 2000 , Karen Dakin, Søren Wichmann, ‘Cacao and Chocolate: An Uto-Aztec perspective’, Ancient Mesoamerica , vol. 11, pages 55–75. * 1983 , Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (University of Texas Press), page 54.nuts
English
Noun
(head) (p)- Ohhh, he just got kicked in the nuts!
Adjective
(en adjective)- After living on the island alone for five years, he eventually went nuts .
- I just go nuts over her fantastic desserts.
- The referee made a bad call against the home team and the crowd went nuts .
Synonyms
* nutty * See alsoInterjection
(en interjection)- Nuts! They didn't even listen to what I had to say.