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Snake vs Perfume - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between snake and perfume

is that snake is to clean using a plumbing snake while perfume is to apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

As nouns the difference between snake and perfume

is that snake is a legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue while perfume is a pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.

As verbs the difference between snake and perfume

is that snake is to follow or move in a winding route while perfume is to apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

As a proper noun Snake

is an early computer game, later popular on mobile phones, in which the player attempts to manoeuvre a perpetually growing snake so as to collect food items and avoid colliding with walls or the snake's tail.

snake

English

(wikipedia snake)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue.
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  • A treacherous person.
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  • A tool for unclogging plumbing.
  • A tool to aid cable pulling.
  • (slang) A trouser snake; the penis.
  • Synonyms

    * (reptile) joe blake, serpent * (plumbing tool) auger, plumber's snake * (tool for cable pulling) wirepuller

    Derived terms

    * snakebite * snake in the grass * snake oil

    Verb

    (snak)
  • To follow or move in a winding route.
  • The path snaked through the forest.
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    The river snakes through the valley.
  • (transitive, Australia, slang) To steal slyly.
  • He snaked my DVD!
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  • To clean using a plumbing snake.
  • (US, informal) To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; often with out .
  • (Bartlett)
  • (nautical) To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm.
  • Synonyms

    * (move in a winding path) slither, wind

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    perfume

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia)
  • A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.
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  • *:Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume ; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
  • A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.
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  • , volume=190, issue=13, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies , passage=The perfume industry is facing a major problem: maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.}}

    Synonyms

    * (pleasant smell) aroma, fragrance, scent * (substance providing a pleasant smell) fragrance, scent

    Derived terms

    * perfumelike * perfumey

    Verb

    (perfum)
  • To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
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