Pepper vs Mint - What's the difference?
pepper | mint |
A plant of the family Piperaceae.
(uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.
A fruit of the capsicum: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.
(baseball) A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again
To add pepper to.
To strike with something made up of small particles.
To cover with lots of (something made up of small things).
To add (something) at frequent intervals.
(intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.
(transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
(intransitive, chiefly, Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.
(provincial, Northern England, Scotland) Intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor.
A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
(informal) A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc.
(figurative) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
* Shakespeare
To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
* Francis Bacon
Of condition, as new.
(numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
(philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
(UK, slang) Very good.
* 2014 , Holly Hagan, Not Quite a Geordie
Any of several plants of the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
A green colour, like that of mint.
A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.
In lang=en terms the difference between pepper and mint
is that pepper is to add (something) at frequent intervals while mint is to reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.As nouns the difference between pepper and mint
is that pepper is a plant of the family piperaceae while mint is (provincial|northern england|scotland) intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor or mint can be a building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence or mint can be any of several plants of the family lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.As verbs the difference between pepper and mint
is that pepper is to add pepper to while mint is (intransitive|provincial|northern england|scotland) to try, attempt; take aim or mint can be to reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.As an adjective mint is
of condition, as new or mint can be of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.pepper
English
Noun
- Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".
Synonyms
* (fruit of the capsicum) ** (spicy) chili, chili pepper, chilli, hot pepper ** (mild) bell pepper, paprika, sweet pepperDerived terms
* bell pepper * chili pepper * green pepper * hot pepper * pepper spray * red pepper * sweet pepper * tabasco pepper * white pepperVerb
(en verb)- After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.
- He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.
See also
* salt * * 1000 English basic wordsmint
English
(wikibooks mint)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More at (l).Verb
(en verb)Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), .Noun
(en noun)- That house is worth a mint
- It must have cost a mint to produce!
- A mint of phrases in his brain.
Verb
(en verb)- titles of such natures as may be easily minted
Derived terms
* mintage * minted * mintmarkAdjective
(-)- in mint condition .
- And my God, what a house it was – it was mint ! In all my life I had never set foot in such a beautiful place.