Musk vs Rusk - What's the difference?
musk | rusk |
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.
a rectangular, hard, dry biscuit
* 1719:
a twice-baked bread, slices of bread baked until they are hard and crisp (also called a zwieback )
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a weaning food for children
a cereal binder used in meat product manufacture
As nouns the difference between musk and rusk
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 rusk is a rectangular, hard, dry biscuit.As a verb musk
is to perfume with musk.As a proper noun Rusk is
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English
(wikipedia musk)Noun
(en noun)- I was so excited I could smell my own musk .
rusk
English
(wikipedia rusk)Noun
- ...he brought a large basket of rusk or biscuit, and three jars of fresh water, into the boat.