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Stink vs Nuts - What's the difference?

stink | nuts |

As verbs the difference between stink and nuts

is that stink is to have a strong bad smell while nuts is (nut).

As nouns the difference between stink and nuts

is that stink is a strong bad smell while nuts is .

As an adjective nuts is

(colloquial) insane, mad.

As an interjection nuts is

indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.

stink

English

Verb

  • To have a strong bad smell.
  • (informal) To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
    • That movie stinks . I didn't even stay for the end.
  • To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.
    • Something stinks about the politician's excuses.
  • To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

    • Synonyms

    * (have a strong bad smell) pong, reek * (be greatly inferior) suck, blow * (give an impression of dishonesty or untruth) be fishy

    Derived terms

    * stink up * stink out

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A strong bad smell.
  • (informal) A complaint or objection.
    • If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done.
  • chemistry (as a subject taught in school)
  • (slang, New Zealand) A failure or unfortunate event.
    • The concert was stink .

    Synonyms

    * (strong bad smell) fetor, odour/odor, pong, reek, smell, stench * *

    Derived terms

    * kick up a stink * stink badger * stinkbomb * stinker * stink eye * stink machine * stinky

    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs ----

    nuts

    English

    Noun

    (head) (p)
  • (vulgar, slang) Testicles.
    • Ohhh, he just got kicked in the nuts!
  • (poker) A hand that can be proven unbeatable even when the hand's holder does not know any of the hidden cards the other poker players involved in a hand hold or held.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) Insane, mad.
    • After living on the island alone for five years, he eventually went nuts .
  • (colloquial, figuratively) Crazy, mad; unusually pleased or, alternatively, angered.
    • I just go nuts over her fantastic desserts.
    The referee made a bad call against the home team and the crowd went nuts .

    Synonyms

    * nutty * See also

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.
    • Nuts! They didn't even listen to what I had to say.
  • Signifies rejection of a proposal or idea, as in forget it,'' ''no way,'' or ''nothing doing .

    • Usage notes

    * The association with testicles (See .) adds an intensifying effect to the anger or rejection. * Use of "Nuts" rather than another form of "No" is often intentionally insulting.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (nut)

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