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Vegetable vs Spaceman - What's the difference?

vegetable | spaceman |

As nouns the difference between vegetable and spaceman

is that vegetable is any plant while spaceman is an astronaut (in eastern european countries a cosmonaut ).

As an adjective vegetable

is of or relating to plants.

vegetable

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any plant.
  • A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, or spice in the culinary sense.
  • The edible part of such a plant.
  • (figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a brain-dead person.

    • Synonyms

    * (derogatory term for a person with brain damage) cabbage

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to plants.
  • Of or relating to vegetables.

    • Related terms

    * vegan * vegetarian * vegetate * vegetation * veggie * vegetable oil

    External links

    * (wikipedia "vegetable") * 1000 English basic words

    spaceman

    English

    Noun

    (spacemen)
  • an astronaut (in Eastern European countries a cosmonaut )
  • a male astronaut

    • Synonyms

    (astronaut) * astronaut * rocketman (male astronaut) * rocketman

    Hyponyms

    (astronaut) * astronaut (American space programs) * taikonaut (Chinese space program) * cosmonaut (Soviet and Russian space programs) * spationaut (European space programs)

    Hypernyms

    (male astronaut) * astronaut * rocketman * spaceman (astronaut)

    Antonyms

    * (male astronaut) spacewoman

    Derived terms

    * (astronaut) spacewoman

    Related terms

    * spacewoman

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