What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Krill vs Frill - What's the difference?

krill | frill |

As nouns the difference between krill and frill

is that krill is any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order in the class malacostraca while frill is a strip of pleated material used as decoration or trim; a ruffle.

As a verb frill is

to make something into a frill.

krill

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order in the class Malacostraca.

    • Derived terms

    * (Antarctic krill) * (northern krill)

    References

    * * http://www.ecoscope.com/krill ----

    frill

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A strip of pleated material used as decoration or trim; a ruffle.
  • (photography) A wrinkled edge to a film.
  • A luxury.
  • Something extraneous added for effect.
  • *
    • Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […]  Frills , ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.

    See also

    * jabot

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make something into a frill.
  • To become wrinkled.
  • To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back in crimped plaits.
    • to frill a cap
  • To shake or shiver as with cold.
    • The hawk frills .
    (Johnson)

    Derived terms

    * frilly * no frills * turkey frills