dilute vs hoe

dilute

noun
  • An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual. 

verb
  • To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares. 

  • To become attenuated, thin, or weak. 

  • To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance. 

  • To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water. 

adj
  • Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual. 

  • Having a low concentration. 

  • Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted. 

hoe

noun
  • The horned or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias. 

  • A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory. 

  • An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows. 

verb
  • To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool. 

  • To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe. 

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