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Leek vs Hoax - What's the difference?

leek | hoax |

As nouns the difference between leek and hoax

is that leek is while hoax is anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

As a verb hoax is

to deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated (scam).

leek

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum , of the lily family, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
  • Any of several species of Allium , broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.

    • Synonyms

    * scallion (''US, Scotland ), garden leek, broadleaf wild leek

    Derived terms

    * (broadleaf wild leek) - Allium ampeloprasum , * (narrowleaf wild leek) - * (garden leek) - Allium ampeloprasum * (sand leek) - * (threecorner leek) - * houseleek - Sempervivum

    See also

    * garlic

    External links

    * ("leek" on Wikipedia) * (Allium ampeloprasum) *

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    hoax

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To deceive (someone) by making them believe something which has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated. (scam)

    • Derived terms

    * hoaxer * hoaxster (rare)

    Noun

    (es)
  • Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.

    • Synonyms

    * (deliberately false story or report) canard

    Derived terms

    * (deliberately false story or report) hoaxical, Hoaxocaust