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Fizz vs Shampoo - What's the difference?

fizz | shampoo | Synonyms |

Shampoo is a synonym of fizz.



In intransitive terms the difference between fizz and shampoo

is that fizz is to shoot or project something moving at great velocity while shampoo is to wash one's own hair with shampoo.

fizz

English

Noun

(es)
  • An emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.
    • I poured a cola and waited for the fizz to settle down before topping off the glass.
  • The sound of such an emission.
    • Evan sat back in the hot tub and listened to the relaxing fizz and pops produced by the eruption of bubbles.
  • A carbonated beverage.
    • Nathan ordered an orange fizz from the soda jerk at the counter.

    Synonyms

    * (emission of bubbles) effervescence, foam, froth, head * (sound of bubbles) bubble, fizzle, hiss, sputter * (carbonated beverage) pop, seltzer, soda, tonic

    Verb

  • To emit bubbles.
  • To make a rapid hissing or bubbling sound.
    • the fizzing fuse of a bomb
  • To shoot or project something moving at great velocity.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 15 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Man City 4 - 3 Wolves , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=And just before the interval, Kolarov, who was having one of his better games in a City shirt, fizzed in a cracker from 30 yards which the Wolves stopper unconvincingly pushed behind for a corner.}}
  • To travel at a great velocity, producing a sound caused by the speed.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 15 , author=Sam Sheringham , title=Chelsea 2 -03 Blackburn Rovers , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Terry came close to doubling Chelsea's lead when his header from Lampard's mis-hit volley fizzed inches past the upright.}}

    Synonyms

    * (emit bubbles) bubble, effervesce, foam, froth * (make bubbling sound) fizzle, hiss, sizzle, sputter

    Derived terms

    * fizzy

    shampoo

    English

    (wikipedia shampoo)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.
  • A commercial liquid soap product for washing hair or other fibres/fibers, such as carpets.
  • An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.
    • I’m going to give the carpet a shampoo .
  • (humorous, slang) Champagne (wine).

    • Synonyms

    * shampooing * (champagne) bubbly, champers, fizz

    Descendants

    * German:

    See also

    * conditioner

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wash one's own hair with shampoo.
    • My neat-freak of a friend has been compulsively shampooing for every bath he has taken.
  • To wash (i.e. the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo.
  • To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath.

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