Vax vs. Vat
Difference Between Vax and Vat
Vaxnoun
(slang) vaccine
Vatnoun
A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
Vaxnoun
(slang) vaccination
Vatnoun
A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
Vaxverb
(slang) To vaccinate.
Vatnoun
(Roman Catholic) A vessel for holding holy water.
Vatnoun
(dated) A liquid measure and dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectolitre of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States. (The old Dutch grain vat averaged 0.762 Winchester bushel. The old London coal vat contained 9 bushels. The solid-measurement vat of Amsterdam contains 40 cubic feet; the wine vat, 241.57 imperial gallons, and the vat for olive oil, 225.45 imperial gallons.)
Vatverb
(transitive) To put into a vat.
Vatverb
(transitive) To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat; figuratively, to mix or blend elements as if with wines or spirits.
Vatnoun
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
Vatnoun
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
