Digestive vs Gravy - What's the difference?
digestive | gravy |
Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
That causes or promotes digestion.
* Herman Melville, Omoo
A substance that aids digestion.
(UK, Ireland) A digestive biscuit.
(uncountable) A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.
(countable) A type of gravy.
(uncountable, Italian-American) Sauce used for pasta.
(uncountable) Unearned gain.
(uncountable) Extra benefit.
As nouns the difference between digestive and gravy
is that digestive is a substance that aids digestion while gravy is (uncountable) a thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.As an adjective digestive
is of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.digestive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
Noun
(en noun)- I bought a packet of chocolate digestives .
gravy
English
(wikipedia gravy)Noun
(en-noun)- The first thousand tickets and the concessions cover the venue and the band. The rest is gravy .
