Orange vs Soy - What's the difference?
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An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus'' such as ''Citrus sinensis .
The fruit of an orange tree; a citrus fruit with a slightly sour flavour.
The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow.
Orange juice, or orange coloured and flavoured cordial.
Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.
To color orange.
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A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water. US preference is the term soy sauce .
* 1902 — Annie R. Gregory, Woman's Favorite Cookbook , p381
Soybeans. Often used attributively.
As a verb orange
is .As an adjective orange
is orangey.As a noun soy is
a chinese and japanese liquid sauce for fish, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water us preference is the term soy sauce .orange
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(wikipedia orange)Usage notes
* It is commonly believed that “orange” has no rhymes. While there are no commonly used English dictionary words that rhyme exactly with “orange” (“door-hinge” comes close in US pronunciation), the English surname Gorringe is a rhyme, at least in UK pronunciation. SeeNoun
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* (having orange as its colour) nonorangeVerb
(orang)See also
* citrus * clementine * Cointreau * * mandarin * marmalade * murcott * naartjie * ortanique * pomander * satsuma * satsuma mandarin * satsuma tangerine * secondary colour * tangerine * triple sec * zest *Anagrams
* 1000 English basic words ----soy
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Alternative forms
* soyaNoun
(-)- I like a little soy with my rice.
- Pour in four tablespoonfuls of sherry and four tablespoonfuls of soy , as much vinegar as the jar will hold, and cover closely until wanted.
- These candles are made from soy .
- The soy crop is looking good this year.