dilute vs tub

dilute

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

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

  • Having a low concentration. 

  • Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted. 

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. 

tub

noun
  • A small cask. 

  • A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in. 

  • A slow-moving craft. 

  • A bathtub. 

  • Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc. 

  • A corpulent or obese person. 

  • The contents or capacity of such a vessel. 

  • Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc). 

  • A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft. 

verb
  • To bathe in a tub. 

  • To plant, set, or store in a tub. 

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