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Musk vs Idiot - What's the difference?

musk | idiot |

As nouns the difference between musk and idiot

is that musk is a greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes while idiot is (slang|derogatory) a proponent of intelligent design.

As a verb musk

is to perfume with musk.

musk

English

(wikipedia musk)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
  • A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.
  • A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.
  • The odour of musk.
  • The musk deer.
  • The (musk plant) ().
  • A plant of the genus ); the (musky heronsbill).
  • A plant of the genus Muscari ; grape hyacinth.
  • (slang, colloquial, vulgar) The scent of human genitalia when aroused or unwashed, especially that of a man.
  • I was so excited I could smell my own musk .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To perfume with musk.
  • English terms derived from Sanskrit

    idiot

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
  • usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.
  • (obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * genius