cud vs chew

cud and chew both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cud	Yes	No	No	No
chew	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cud and chew are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of cud include chaw, plug, quid, wad.

cud (noun)	chew (noun)
a wad of something chewable as tobacco	biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again	a wad of something chewable as tobacco

cud (verb)	chew (verb)
	chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth