Sweet vs. Sweat
Difference Between Sweet and Sweat
Sweetadjective
Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
a sweet appleSweatnoun
Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
Sweetadjective
Having a taste of sugar.
Sweatnoun
A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
Sweetadjective
Containing a sweetening ingredient.
Sweatnoun
(historical) The sweating sickness.
Sweetadjective
(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
Sweet wines are better dessert wines.Sweatnoun
Moisture issuing from any substance.
the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stackSweetadjective
Not having a salty taste.
sweet butterSweatnoun
A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
Sweetadjective
Having a pleasant smell.
a sweet scentSweatnoun
(uncountable) Hard work; toil.
Sweetadjective
Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
sweet milkSweatverb
(intransitive) To emit sweat.
Sweetadjective
Having a pleasant sound.
a sweet tuneSweatverb
(transitive) To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire.
His physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics.Sweetadjective
Having a pleasing disposition.
a sweet childSweatverb
To work hard.
I've been sweating over my essay all day.Sweetadjective
Having a helpful disposition.
It was sweet of him to help out.Sweatverb
To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
to sweat a spendthriftto sweat labourersSweetadjective
(mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
sweet soilsweet crude oilSweatverb
To worry.
Sweetadjective
(informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.Sweatverb
To worry about (something).
Sweetadjective
}} Romantically fixated, enamored (followed by with), fond (followed by of).
The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.Sweatverb
(transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.
to sweat bloodSweetadjective
(obsolete) Fresh; not salt or brackish.
sweet waterSweatverb
(intransitive) To emit moisture.
The cheese will start sweating if you don't refrigerate it.Sweetadjective
Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
a sweet face; a sweet colour or complexionSweatverb
To solder (a pipe joint) together.
Sweetadverb
In a sweet manner.
Sweatverb
To stress out.
Stop sweatin' me!Sweetnoun
(uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
Sweatverb
To cook slowly in shallow oil without browning.
Sweetnoun
A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
Sweatverb
To remove a portion of (a coin), as by shaking it with others in a bag, so that the friction wears off a small quantity of the metal.
Sweetnoun
A food eaten for dessert.
Can we see the sweet menu, please?Sweatnoun
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands;
sweat poured off his browSweetnoun
sweetheart; darling.
Sweatnoun
agitation resulting from active worry;
don't get in a stewhe's in a sweat about examsSweetnoun
(obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
Sweatnoun
condensation of moisture on a cold surface;
the cold glasses were streaked with sweatSweetnoun
(obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.
Sweatnoun
use of physical or mental energy; hard work;
he got an A for effortthey managed only with great exertionSweetnoun
English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
Sweatverb
excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin;
Exercise makes one sweatSweetnoun
a dish served as the last course of a meal
Sweetnoun
a food rich in sugar
Sweetnoun
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
Sweetnoun
the property of containing sugar
Sweetadjective
having a pleasant taste (as of sugar)
Sweetadjective
having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub;
an angelic smilea cherubic facelooking so seraphic when he slepta sweet dispositionSweetadjective
pleasing to the ear;
the dulcet tones of the celloSweetadjective
one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey
Sweetadjective
pleasing to the senses;
the sweet song of the larkthe sweet face of a childSweetadjective
pleasing to the mind or feeling;
sweet revengeSweetadjective
having a natural fragrance;
odoriferous spicesthe odorous air of the orchardthe perfumed air of Junescented flowersSweetadjective
(used of wines) having a sweet taste
Sweetadjective
not soured or preserved;
sweet milkSweetadjective
with sweetening added
Sweetadjective
not having a salty taste;
sweet waterSweetadverb
in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly');
Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetlyhow sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this banktalking sweet to each other
