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Pepper vs Peeper - What's the difference?

pepper | peeper |

As nouns the difference between pepper and peeper

is that pepper is a plant of the family Piperaceae while peeper is the eye.

As a verb pepper

is to add pepper to.

pepper

English

Noun

  • 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
    • 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 pepper

    Derived terms

    * bell pepper * chili pepper * green pepper * hot pepper * pepper spray * red pepper * sweet pepper * tabasco pepper * white pepper

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To add pepper to.
  • To strike with something made up of small particles.
  • To cover with lots of (something made up of small things).
    • After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes.
  • To add (something) at frequent intervals.
    • He liked to pepper his conversation with long words.

    Related terms

    * bell pepper * black pepper * chili pepper * green pepper * pepper and salt * peppercorn * pepper mill, peppermill * peppermint * pepperpot * pepper shaker * peppery * red pepper * Scotch bonnet pepper * sweet pepper * white pepper * yellow pepper

    See also

    * salt * * 1000 English basic words

    peeper

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial, chiefly, in the plural) The eye.
    • Check out the gorgeous peepers on that guy!
  • Someone who peeps; a spy.
  • * J. Webster
    • Who's there? peepers , eavesdroppers?
  • An animal, such as some frogs, that have a shrill, high-pitched call.
  • (dated, slang, derogatory) A private detective.
  • (colloquial) A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird.
  • A peeping tom.

    • Derived terms

    * leaf peeper * spring peeper

    See also

    * (Spring peeper) English agent nouns