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Pepper vs Pelt - What's the difference?

pepper | pelt |

In lang=en terms the difference between pepper and pelt

is that pepper is to add (something) at frequent intervals while pelt is to beat or hit, especially repeatedly.

As nouns the difference between pepper and pelt

is that pepper is a plant of the family piperaceae while pelt is the skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved]] with the hairy or [[wool|woolly covering on it or pelt can be a blow or stroke from something thrown.

As verbs the difference between pepper and pelt

is that pepper is to add pepper to while pelt is to bombard, as with missiles.

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

    pelt

    English

    (wikipedia pelt)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) pelette, diminutive of from the same Old French and Latin roots.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved]] with the hairy or [[wool, woolly covering on it.
  • *
  • *:They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too..
  • The body of any quarry killed by a hawk.
  • (lb) Human skin.
  • :(Dryden)
    • Related terms
    * fell * pelisse * pell * pellagra * pellage * pellicle * peltry * surplice

    Etymology 2

    Possible contraction of pellet

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bombard, as with missiles.
    • They pelted the attacking army with bullets.
  • To throw; to use as a missile.
    • The children pelted apples at us.
  • To heavily.
    • It's pelting down out there!
  • To throw out words.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Another smothered seems to pelt and swear.
  • To beat or hit, especially repeatedly.
  • To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance.
    • The boy pelted down the hill on his toboggan.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blow or stroke from something thrown.

    • Anagrams

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