pith vs marrow
marrow vs pithpith and marrow both are nouns.
pith is a verb but marrow is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pith | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| marrow | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
pith and marrow
are synonyms defined as:
- pith and marrow: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
Other synonyms of pith include
center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, substance, sum.
| pith (noun) | marrow (noun) |
|---|---|
| the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones |
| soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience |
| large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins | |
| very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones | |
| any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh |
| pith (verb) | marrow (verb) |
|---|---|
| remove the pith from (a plant) |
Words related to "pith"
Words related to "marrow"
- Cucurbita pepo melopepo
- Italian vegetable marrow
- bare bones
- bone
- bone marrow
- center
- centre
- cocozelle
- cognitive content
- connective tissue
- content
- core
- courgette
- dainty
- delicacy
- essence
- gist
- goody
- haecceity
- heart
- heart and soul
- hypostasis
- immune system
- inwardness
- kernel
- kickshaw
- marrow
- marrow squash
- marrowbone
- meat
- mental object
- nitty-gritty
- nub
- os
- pith
- quiddity
- quintessence
- red bone marrow
- red marrow
- stuff
- substance
- sum
- summer squash
- summer squash vine
- treat
- vegetable marrow
- yellow bone marrow
- yellow marrow
- zucchini
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