khaki vs mushroom

khaki

noun
  • A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust. 

  • khaki (Pantone) 

  • A British person (from the colour of the uniform of British troops, originally in the Second Boer War; compare rooinek). (In this sense the plural generally is khakies.) 

  • khaki green 

  • A soldier wearing a khaki uniform. 

  • Khaki clothing or uniform. 

  • Khaki green, a dull green colour. 

  • A strong cloth of wool or cotton, often used for military or other uniforms. 

adj
  • Dust-coloured; of the colour of dust. 

mushroom

noun
  • Something that grows very quickly or seems to appear suddenly. 

  • A fungus producing such fruiting bodies. 

  • A concrete column with a thickened portion at the top, used to support a slab. 

  • Any of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood). 

  • Champignon or Agaricus bisporus, the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking. 

  • Any of the mushroom-shaped pegs in bar billiards. 

verb
  • To form the shape of a mushroom when striking a soft target. 

  • To form the shape of a mushroom. 

  • To grow quickly to a large size. 

  • To gather mushrooms. 

adj
  • Having characteristics like those of a mushroom, for example in shape or appearance, speed of growth, or texture. 

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