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Descale vs Kudos - What's the difference?

descale | kudos |

As a verb descale

is to remove scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.

As a noun kudos is

praise; accolades.

descale

English

Verb

(descal)
  • To remove scale from the surface of a metal, especially from the inner surfaces of boilers etc.
  • To remove the scales from a fish etc.

    • kudos

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Praise; accolades.
  • (proscribed) English plurals.
  • Credit for one's achievements.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.}}

    Usage notes

    * The noun (term) was originally a , or as the plural of a new noun (kudo), implied by the American English pronunciation and lack of knowledge of the etymology. However, this plural treatment is frequently proscribed.