different between toothpaste vs nurdle

English

Etymology

From tooth +? paste. Compare Saterland Frisian Tuskepasta (“toothpaste”), West Frisian toskpoetserguod (“toothpaste”), Dutch tandpasta (“toothpaste”), German Zahnpasta, Zahnpaste (“toothpaste”), Danish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Swedish tandpasta (“toothpaste”), Icelandic tannkrem (“toothpaste”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?tu??pe?st/

Noun

toothpaste (countable and uncountable, plural toothpastes)

1. A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.

Derived terms

• toothpaste is out of the tube
• toothpastey
• toothpasty

Translations

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)d?l

Verb

nurdle (third-person singular simple present nurdles, present participle nurdling, simple past and past participle nurdled)

1. (cricket) To score runs by gently nudging the ball into vacant areas of the field.
2. (conversation) To gently waffle or muse on a subject which one clearly knows little about.

Noun

nurdle (plural nurdles)

1. (cricket) Such a shot.
2. A cylindrical shaped pre-production plastic pellet used in manufacturing and packaging.
3. A blob of toothpaste shaped like a wave, often depicted on toothpaste packaging.

References

Anagrams

• Rundle, lurden, nurled, rundel, rundle