Vinegar vs Honey - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.
(countable) Any variety of vinegar.
(uncountable) A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
(countable) A variety of this substance.
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(figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
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(countable, informal) A woman, especially an attractive one.
A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
Describing a thing involving or resembling honey.
* 1599 William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act 1, Sc. 2 :
A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of honey.
To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.
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To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn.
* Tennyson
In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between vinegar and honey
is that vinegar is (uncountable) a sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid while honey is (uncountable) a viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.In countable|lang=en terms the difference between vinegar and honey
is that vinegar is (countable) any variety of vinegar while honey is (countable) a variety of this substance.As nouns the difference between vinegar and honey
is that vinegar is (uncountable) a sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid while honey is (uncountable) a viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.As verbs the difference between vinegar and honey
is that vinegar is to season with vinegar while honey is to be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.As an adjective honey is
describing a thing involving or resembling honey.vinegar
English
(wikipedia vinegar)Noun
- a range of herb-flavoured vinegars
Derived terms
* apple cider vinegar * aromatic vinegar * balsamic vinegar * cane vinegar * champagne vinegar * chili vinegar * Chinese red vinegar * cider vinegar * coconut vinegar * fruit vinegar * full of piss and vinegar * herb vinegar * it is better to be preserved in vinegar than to rot in honey * malt vinegar * mother of vinegar * piss and vinegar * pyroligneous vinegar * quick vinegar * radical vinegar * raspberry vinegar * rice vinegar * rose vinegar * salt and vinegar * sherry vinegar * spiced vinegar * sugar-vinegar * sweetened vinegar * tarragon vinegar * thieves' vinegar * vinegar beer * vinegar Bible * vinegar car * vinegar eel, vinegar-eel * vinegar essence * vinegarette * vinegarrette * vinegar-field * vinegar fly, vinegar-fly * vinegarish * vinegarist * vinegar lamp * vinegar mother * vinegar pie * vinegar plant, vinegar-plant * vinegar-railing * vinegar rice * vinegar stick * vinegar strokes * vinegar syndrome * vinegar tree, vinegar-tree * vinegar weed, vinegarweed * vinegar worm * vinegary * vinegar-yard * white vinegar * wine vinegar * wish one at vinegar * wood vinegarSee also
* non-brewed condimentDerived terms
* vinegared * vinegaringAnagrams
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English
(wikipedia honey)Noun
(en-noun)- O my love, my wife! / Death, that hath suck'd the honey of thy breath / Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
- the honey of his language
- Honey , would you take out the trash?
- Honey , I'm home.
- Man, there are some fine honeys here tonight!
Synonyms
* (sweet fluid from bees) (l) * (term of affection) sweetieAdjective
(en adjective)- So work the honey -bees, / Creatures that by a rule in nature teach / The act of order to a peopled kingdom.
Verb
(en verb)- Honeying and making love.
- Rough to common men, / But honey at the whisper of a lord.
