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Rollercoaster vs Zoo - What's the difference?

rollercoaster | zoo |

As nouns the difference between rollercoaster and zoo

is that rollercoaster is an amusement ride consisting of a buggy on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns while zoo is a park where live animals are exhibited.

rollercoaster

Alternative forms

* roller coaster * roller-coaster

Noun

(en noun)
  • An amusement ride consisting of a buggy on a track that rises, falls, twists and turns.
  • (by extension) Any situation in which there are violent changes in status
  • Our relationship was quite a rollercoaster . Finally, I had enough of it and left her.
    The stock market has been quite the rollercoaster in the last few weeks.

    Synonyms

    * big dipper * switchback * (situation in which there are violent changes in status) merry-go-round, ride, saga, seesaw, soap opera, stir, yo-yo

    See also

    (roller coaster)

    zoo

    English

    (wikipedia zoo)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A park where live animals are exhibited.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author= Nick Miroff
  • , volume=189, issue=7, page=32, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile. Only the city zoo offers greater species diversity.}}
  • (label) Any place that is wild, crowded, or chaotic.
  • Derived terms

    * like feeding time at the zoo * morning zoo * particle zoo * petting zoo * zoo format