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Tart vs Flaming - What's the difference?

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Tart is a related term of flaming.


As adjectives the difference between tart and flaming

is that tart is sharp to the taste; acid; sour while flaming is on fire with visible flames.

As nouns the difference between tart and flaming

is that tart is a type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie or tart can be (british|slang) a prostitute while flaming is sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame.

As verbs the difference between tart and flaming

is that tart is to practice prostitution while flaming is .

tart

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) tart, from (etyl) .

Adjective

(er)
  • Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
    • I ate a very tart apple.
  • (of wine) high or too high in acidity.
  • (figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.
    • He gave me a very tart reply.
    Derived terms
    * tartness
    Synonyms
    * green

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) . Cognate to (m).

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia tart)
  • A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
    • Derived terms
    * treacle tart

    Related terms

    * tort * torta * torture

    Etymology 3

    From by shortening

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, slang) A prostitute.
  • (British, slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
    • Synonyms
    * (prostitute) See also * (prostitute) See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To practice prostitution
  • To practice promiscuous sex
  • To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorish,or slutty
    • Derived terms
    * egg tart * pop tart (slang) * tart up

    Anagrams

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    flaming

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • On fire with visible flames.
    • The flaming debris kept the firefighter well back, and the sparks threatened the neighborhood.
  • (colloquial) Extremely obvious; visibly evident. Typically of a homosexual male.
    • To call him a flaming homosexual would be an understatement, but I think he acts that way just to see people react.
  • (British, colloquial) Damned, bloody.
    • I wasted three hours in that flaming traffic jam!

    Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * flame war * flame bait

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • sterilization by holding an object in a hot flame
  • (internet slang) vitriolic criticism
    • You can expect a flaming if you post irrelevant spam to a newsgroup.
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